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We wish to become one thing or another, rather we wish to become everything and in this pursuit of becoming everything we only end up becoming idiots.

Wasif Ali Wasif

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Wasif Ali Wasif
Age: 64 †
Born: 1929
Born: January 15
Died: 1993
Died: January 18
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
Become
Idiots
Everything
Idiot
Thing
Pursuit
Becoming
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Wish
Another
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