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Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi

“The same wind that uproots trees
makes the grass shine.

The lordly wind loves the weakness
and the lowness of grasses.
Never brag of being strong.

The axe doesn't worry how thick the branches are.
It cuts them to pieces. But not the leaves.
It leaves the leaves alone.”

Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi, The Essential Rumi
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