"We take care of our health we lay up money we make our roof tight and our clothing sufficient but who provides wisely that he shall not be wanting ...

An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, —"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,And he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~












An Eastern poet, Ali Ben Abu Taleb, writes with sad truth, —"He who has a thousand friends has not a...
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