If you desire the path of sincerity, develop a love for obscurity. Flee from the clatter and clinks … - Abdullah ibn Mubarak

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Abdullah ibn Mubarak

If you desire the path of sincerity, develop a love for obscurity. Flee from the clatter and clinks of fame. Be like the roots of a tree; it keeps the tree upright and gives it life, but it itself is hidden underneath the earth and eyes cannot see it.

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