Motif
worldly appearance contrasted with the next life
worldly_appearance_contrasted_with_the_next_life
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Wisdom Teaching and Moral Instruction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 12215-12362 confidence: medium
Most people are said to know the outward shows of present life while being careless of the next life.
Some people know the outward shows of present life but are careless of the next life.
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