JALALU-DDIN AL-RUMI

I don't need a companion who is nasty, sad, and sour. * * * * * The one who is like a grave dark, depressing, and bitter. * * * * * A sweetheart is a mirror, a friend a delicious cake, it isn't worth spending an hour with anyone else. * * * * * A companion who is in love only with the self has five distinct characteristics: * * * * * Stone hearted, unsure of every step, lazy, disinterested, and keeping a poisonous face. * * * * * The more this companion waits around the more bitter everything will get just like a vinegar getting more sour with time * * * * * Enough is said about sour and bitter faces, a heart filled with desire for sweetness and tender souls must not waste itself with unsavory matters.

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