"By wearing a mark of ash one were to reach heaven, a donkey should reach there surely."

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“From woman comes the new life on earth and woman is the source of all prosperity here and hereafter.”

“Worship without a symbol, a garden without a source of water, and the household affairs of one without a woman, all these are doomed to fail.”

“Truth leads one to glory now and forever. In this world truth and falsehood are found confusedly mixed yet it is truth alone that triumphs here and hereafter.”

“What use is giving advice to a fool a hundred times? It is like raining on a rock for hundred years. Will it ever soak in?”

“No one knows everything. The learned are few. There is no guarantee that the smart bring wisdom. Knowledge is not available for all.”

“Offering food , telling the truth and putting others above oneself is a happy way to heaven.”

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