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The instruction of the foolish is a waste of knowledge soap cannot wash charcoal white.
Kabir
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Kabir
Age: 78 †
Born: 1440
Born: January 1
Died: 1518
Died: January 1
Philosopher
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Benares
Kabir Sahib
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When you feel most alive, find out why, This is one guest you won't greet twice.
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I sell mirrors in the city of the blind.
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Forgiveness is a game only saints play Kabir.
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I went in search of a bad person I found none as I, seeing myself, found me the worst.
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Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.
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Plunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound!
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If you don't break your ropes while you're alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?
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Wherever you are is the entry point.
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As the river surrenders itself to the ocean, what is inside me moves inside you.
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Nada is found within. It is a music without strings which plays in the body. It penetrates the inner and outer and leads you away from illusion.
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The Lord is in me, the Lord is in you,as life is in every seed, put false pride away and seek the Lord within.
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The flute of the infinite is played without ceasing, and its sound is love.
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I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You don't grasp the fact that what is most alive of all is inside your own house and so you walk from one holy city to the next with a confused look!
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