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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

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Saadi
Poet
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Shiraz city
Saadi Shirazi
Wisdom
Valueless
Heaven
Gems
Fall
Mud
Stills
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Islamic
Dust
Valuable
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