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Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 17

Everyone thinks himself perfect in intellect and his child in beauty. A Jew was debating with a Musalman Till I shook with laughter at their dispute. The Moslem said in anger: ‘If this deed of mine Is not correct, may God cause me to die a Jew. ’ The Jew said: ‘I swear by the Pentateuch That if my oath is false, I shall die a Moslem like thee. ’ Should from the surface of the earth wisdom disappear Still no one will acknowledge his own ignorance. THE GULISTAN OF SA'DI Translated by Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)