“Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer.”

—  Kabir

Sakhi, 168; translation by Yashwant K. Malaiya based on that of Puran Sahib.
Bijak
Context: Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.

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Indian mystic poet 1440–1518

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