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“He whose intellect overcomes his desire is higher than the angels; he whose desire overcomes his intellect is less than an animal.”
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- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 8b96dde5ae1cbafed3df5f03ffe9a84f2b9dc3ad27ba9485e3656f6fdfc40d82
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