Rumi: The base coin says to me with pride every moment, ‘O pure gold, how am I inferior to you?’ The gold replies, ‘Even so, O

The base coin says to me with pride every moment, ‘O pure gold, how am I inferio — Rumi

The base coin says to me with pride every moment, ‘O pure gold, how am I inferior to you?’ The gold replies, ‘Even so, O comrade; But the touchstone is at hand; be ready to meet it!’

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