No sickness worse than fancying thyself perfect Can infect thy soul, O arrogant, misguided one! Shed many tears of blood from eyes and heart, That this self-satisfaction may be driven out. The fate of Iblis lay in saying, “I am better than He,” And this same weakness lurks in the souls of all creatures.
Masnavi of Rumi. No sickness…
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