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Seek ye a purchaser who will pay you gold,
Where will you find one more liberal than God?
He buys the worthless rubbish which is your wealth,
He pays you the light that illumines your heart,
He accepts these frozen and lifeless bodies of yours
And gives you a kingdom beyond what you dream of,
He takes a few drops of your tears
And gives you the divine fount sweeter than sugar.

— Rumi Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)

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