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- My blackness inside, whiteness outside
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- The sage who is self-realized becomes thin like a hair. The person lacking spiritual wisdom becomes fat like a big log..
- To masticate iron, steel teeth are required
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I burned my ten fingers as candles, but I couldn’t satisfy him.”
No Comments“Dasuh mahderus mohm uhree, noren koh chi muhnahts”
I burned my ten fingers as candles, and still he was not satisfied.
This saying expresses the exasperation felt by a person who is not able to please another.
Published on October 8, 2010 · Filed under: , Ungrateful people;
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