“What we are and what we possess is but a loan, and not for long; do not clutch what has been given to you.”
Life and possessions are temporary and entrusted to us only briefly, so they should not be grasped too tightly.
— Nizami Ganjavi, Azerbaijan
Source: Nizami Ganjavi, Layla and Majnun (English translation), 12th century
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