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Letter "M" » Muslih-uddin Sadi Quotes
«If, of thy mortal goods, thou art bereft, And from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left, Sell one and from the dole, Buy Hyacinths to feed the soul»
Author: Muslih-uddin Sadi
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