The world is like an old building on the banks of a stream – it carries away piece by piece; in vain you stop it with a handful of earth. (Persian Proverb)

The world is like an old building on the banks of a stream – it carries away piece by piece; in vain you stop it with a handful of earth.

Persian Proverb

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