If you do not possess the staff of caution and
discrimination, use the eyes of him who sees.
If there is no staff of caution and discrimination,
do not wander on the road without a guide
— Mathnawi III:277-278
Translated by Muriel Maufroy
Breathing Truth – Quotations from Jalaluddin Rumi
Sanyar Press – London, 1997
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