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The knowing ones must have pity on the ignorant.One who knows is willing to give up his body even for an ant,because he knows that the body is nothing.

The knowing ones must have pity on the ignorant.One who knows is willing to give up his body even for an ant,because he knows that the body is nothing.

Approximate author period: c. 1882 AD · industrial

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Swami Vivekananda
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Approximate author period: c. 1882 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1863 to 1902; Wikidata Q47478, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47478 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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