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هنرجوی و تیمار بیشی مخور / که گیتی سپنج‌ست و ما بر گذر

Honar-juy o timâr-e bishi makhor, ke giti sepenj-ast o mâ bar gozar

Seek skill and do not grieve for excess, for the world is a wayside inn and we are passing through.

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توانا بود هر که دانا بود، ز دانش دل پیر برنا بود

Powerful is whoever has knowledge; through knowledge even an old heart grows young.

خرد بهتر از هر چه ایزد بداد، ستایش خرد را به از راه داد

Wisdom is better than anything else God has given; to praise wisdom is itself the way of justice.

خرد رهنمای و خرد دلگشای، خرد دست گیرد به هر دو سرای

Wisdom is a guide, and wisdom opens the heart; wisdom takes you by the hand in both worlds.

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