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When men shake hands with time, time crushes Them like tumblers; little pieces of glass.Abu AlAla AlMaarri
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Death and parting are the same.Abbas Ibn AlAhnaf
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Hold tight to what is most yourself, Don't squander it, don't let your life Be governed by what disturbs you.Abu AlAla AlMaarri
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Good men's actions are natural While a scoundrel's charity Is carefully planned to please.Abu AlAla AlMaarri
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The eyelids of the burdened clouds let fall cascades Of rain, and the parterred garden is spattered with drops.Abdullah Ibn AlMutazz
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Some people are like an open grave: You give it the thing you love most And then get nothing in return.Abu AlAla AlMaarri
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You're given the fruit of one palm tree: Bear it a basin of clear water. Don't trouble with the plight of other palms.Abu AlAla AlMaarri