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Saadi on the Bonds of Humanity

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Of one Essence is the human race,
Thusly has Creation put the Base;
One Limb impacted is sufficient,
For all Others to feel the Mace.

Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif-ibn-Abdullah (Saadi), Gulistan (1258 CE)

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