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Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri, Birds Through a Ceiling of Alabaster: Three Abbasid Poets Quotes: Hold tight to what is most yourself, Don't squander it, don't let your lifeBe governed by what disturbs you.
         

Hold tight to what is most yourself, Don't squander it, don't let your lifeBe governed by what disturbs you.


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