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Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Rumi
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Rumi
Born: 1207
Born: September 30
Islamic Scholar
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Umm Al-Belaad
Jalālauddīna Rūmī
Ǧalāladdīn Rūmī
Dzhalaliddin Rumi
Jalaluʼddin Rumi
Gialâl ad-Dîn Rûmî
Jalálu-ʼd-ʼDín Muhammad i Rúmí
Dzhaloluddin Rumi
Celâleddin Rûmî
Ŷalāl al-Dīn Rūmī
Jalāluddīn Balkhī Rumī
Jolalud-Din Rumi
Zhaloliddin Rumiĭ
Jalaladdin Rumi
Dschelal-Eddin Rumi
Jalāluddīn Muḥammad Balkhī Rūmī
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