“Good deeds stand tall like a green pine, evil deeds bloom like flowers;
The pine is not as brilliant as the flowers, it seems.
When the frost comes, the pine will still stand tall,
While the flowers, withered, can be seen no more”

The Gourd and the Palm-tree, Stanza 4

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Persian poet and philosopher 1004–1088

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