Rumi: There is no worse sickness for the soul, O you who are proud, than this pretense of perfection. The heart and eyes must

There is no worse sickness for the soul, O you who are proud, than this pretense — Rumi

There is no worse sickness for the soul, O you who are proud, than this pretense of perfection. The heart and eyes must bleed a lot before self-complacency falls away.

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