"The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from..." - Saadi Shirazi

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“The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity; the knowledge of the world will keep you from despair.”

— Saadi Shirazi

Know yourself well enough to stay humble, and know the world well enough to keep hoping. That balance between the two — that's where real wisdom lives. You'll find your footing there.

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