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Anybody Or Anything May Stand Between You And Knowledge If You Are Unfit For It.

If A Pot Can Multiply. One Day Nasrudin Lent His Cooking Pots To A Neighbour, Who Was Giving A Feast. The Neighbour Returned Them, Together With One Extra One – A Very Tiny Pot. 'what Is This?' Asked Nasrudin. 'according To Law, I Have Given You The Offspring Of Your Property Which Was Born When The Pots Were In My Care,' Said The Joker. Shortly Afterwards Nasrudin Borrowed His Neighbour's Pots, But Did Not Return Them. The Man Came Round To Get Them Back. 'alas!' Said Nasrudin, 'they Are Dead. We Have Established, Have We Not, That Pots Are Mortal?'.

A King Who Feared Wasps Once Decreed That They Were Abolished. As It Happened, They Did Him No Harm. But He Was Eventually Stung To Death By Scorpions.

To 'see Both Sides' Of A Problem Is The Surest Way To Prevent Its Complete Solution. Because There Are Always More Than Two Sides.

You Must Empty Out The Dirty Water Before You Fill The Pitcher With Clean.