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Number 4

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Number 4

Look closely at this fine hair on your head, for people of insight see the finest details. A single strand is weaker than a thread, but woven into a chain it grows strong.
Explanation: The image plays on how a single hair is fragile alone, but many hairs bound together, like links of a chain, become strong; a metaphor for the power of unity or detailed perception.

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شمارهٔ ۴

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چو تنهاست از رشته‌ای کمترست چو پر شد ز زنجیر محکمترست