Wise lines about BOOK
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Before sending an order to a place in the long run,
To win over the people’s hearts I sent a book – diwan.
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Acquire good knowledge at a young age,
When you grow old, use it as a sage.
(by Alisher NAVOIY)
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I’ve tried so many times to get a book
out of my father’s bookcase,
without stepping on a chair,
Thus to find answers
to a young boy’s thousands of questions
I had much time to spare.
(by Erkin VOHIDOV)
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These century-old manuscripts and rare collections
Are like a whale swimming in the oceans.
They are full of wisdom: the science of stars,
Fine poetry, medicine, all intellectual notions.
(by Abdulla ORIPOV)
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When a question arises,
an answer is required,
You need a book to answer,
to get someone inspired.
(by Mahmud TOIR)
Translated from Uzbek by Azam Abidov
