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I've burned my own house down, the torch is in my hand.Now I'll burn down the house of anyone who wants to follow me.
Kabir
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Kabir
Age: 78 †
Born: 1440
Born: January 1
Died: 1518
Died: January 1
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Kabir Sahib
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Don't open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way.
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A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.
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Now I have no caste, no creed, I am no more what I am!
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