I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer.
BAYAZID BASTAMIIt is well for a man when he has learned to endure what he cannot change, and to give up with dignity what he cannot retain.
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