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Distance Quote by Kabir

“Path presupposes distance; If He be near, no path needest thou at all. Verily it maketh me smile To hear of a fish in water athirst!” quote by Kabir — Download Open image

“Path presupposes distance; If He be near, no path needest thou at all. Verily it maketh me smile To hear of a fish in water athirst!”

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I raised another shot. "That sound you hear is the heads of moral conservatives spontaneously exploding in the distance.

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Distance sometimes endears friendship, and absence sweeteneth it.

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Prison experience puts distance between me and any person who hasn't been there, done that.

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At a distance, we cannot conceive of the authority of a despot who knows all his subjects on sight.

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