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"For one who knows how to speak, it is like water pouring out of Eta [a device to draw water from a well]. For one who does not know, it is just the rope hanging down."
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SarvajnaA service without flowers, the king without a horse and friendship wit — Sarvajna
"A service without flowers, the king without a horse and friendship with one who does not know the language are a waste."
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Sarvajna was a Kannada poet, pragmatist and philosopher of the 16th century The word "Sarvajna" in Sanskrit literally means "the all knowing" His father was Kumbara Malla and his mother was Mallaladevi His birth anniversary is celebrated on February 20 every year He belongs to the caste of Kumbara He is famous for his pithy three-lined poems called tripadi He is also referred as Sarvagna in
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"While borrowing it is like eating a meal of milk and honey. When the loan is due to be paid, it feels as if the bones in the body are broken."
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"If fools claim that they jumped over six mountains, agree to it. It is not worth fighting over."
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"What is the use of circling round the temple without any feeling? It is like the ox which circles round the oil crusher."
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"What use is giving advice to a fool a hundred times? It is like raining on a rock for hundred years. Will it ever soak in?"
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"No one knows everything. The learned are few. There is no guarantee that the smart bring wisdom. Knowledge is not available for all."
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