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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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Weaver
Writer
Benares
Kabir Sahib
Knowledge
White
Cannot
Charcoal
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Soap
Instruction
Foolish
Waste
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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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What is found now is found then. If you find nothing now, you will simply end up with an apartment in the City of Death.
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But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
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The apple blossom exists to create fruit when that comes, the petal falls.
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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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I do not quote from the scriptures I simply see what I see.
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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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I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You wander restlessly from forest to forest while the Reality is within your own dwelling.
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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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If you don't break your ropes while you're alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?
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Do not praise yourself not slander others: There are still many days to go and any thing could happen.
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Listen to me brother! bring the vision of the Beloved in your heart
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Forgiveness is a game only saints play Kabir.
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God, provide me with enough sustenance that my family is taken care of, that neither I remain hungry, nor does my guest go unfed.
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As the river surrenders itself to the ocean, what is inside me moves inside you.
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Wear a crown of flowers on your head, let its roots reach your heart
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Only in the heart can one experience the divine presence of truth.
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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.
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I don't think there is such a thing as an intelligent mega-rich person. For who with a fine mind can look out upon this world and hoard what can nourish a thousand souls.
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Reading books everyone died, none became any wise. One who reads the word of Love, only becomes wise.
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