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All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.

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Kabir
Age: 78 †
Born: 1440
Born: January 1
Died: 1518
Died: January 1
Philosopher
Poet
Weaver
Writer
Benares
Kabir Sahib
Merges
Drop
Ocean
Inspirational

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