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Theres an (arab?) parable about this. Something along the lines of “the grandfather is born in a tent and dies in the palace. The son is born and dies in the pa
by donavanm 7y ago
Theres an (arab?) parable about this. Something along the lines of “the grandfather is born in a tent and dies in the palace. The son is born and dies in the palace. The grandson is born in the palace, and dies in a tent.”
The people who strive and exceed can accomplish great things. Those who are born to greatness may maintain it. But if they dont remember why their lineage strived it can all be lost.
- solatic 7y ago"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel." - Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Dubai
- thunderbong 7y agoIn this case, I think the context was different. I think he was talking about competition to petroleum