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Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 51

A man without virility is a woman and an avaricious devote is a highway robber. O thou, who hast put on a white robe for a show, To be approved of men, whilst the book of thy acts is black. The hand is to be restrained from the world, No matter whether the sleeve be short or long. THE GULISTAN OF SA'DI Translated by Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)