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Reason is Life's sole arbiter, the magic Laby'rinth's single clue

Quote byRichard Francis Burton · 1821–1890

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî (1870).

English (original)

Reason is Life's sole arbiter, the magic Laby'rinth's single clue: Worlds lie above, beyond its ken; what crosses it can ne'er be true.

— Richard Francis Burton

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