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1 " When men shake hands with time, time crushesThem like tumblers; little pieces of glass. "
― , Birds Through a Ceiling of Alabaster: Three Abbasid Poets
2 " Death and parting are the same. "
3 " Hold tight to what is most yourself,Don't squander it, don't let your lifeBe governed by what disturbs you. "
4 " Good men's actions are naturalWhile a scoundrel's charityIs carefully planned to please. "
5 " The eyelids of the burdened clouds let fall cascadesOf rain, and the parterred garden is spattered with drops. "
6 " Some people are like an open grave:You give it the thing you love mostAnd then get nothing in return. "
7 " You're given the fruit of one palm tree:Bear it a basin of clear water.Don't trouble with the plight of other palms. "
8 " Don't believe what you're told unless your mindConfirms its truth: palm trunks, lofty as clouds,Stay wood. "
9 " The man who reproaches you is unfair;You're a woman and not a saint. "