Rumi: If an ant seeks the rank of Solomon, don't smile contemptuously upon its quest. Everything you possess of skill, and wea

If an ant seeks the rank of Solomon, don't smile contemptuously upon its quest. — Rumi

If an ant seeks the rank of Solomon, don't smile contemptuously upon its quest. Everything you possess of skill, and wealth and handicraft, wasn't it first merely a thought and a quest?

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