Persian parable Three butterflies, flying up to a burning candle, began to talk about the nature of fire. One, flying up to the flame, returned and said:
- The fire is shining.
Another flew closer and scorched the wing. Arriving back, she said:
- It burns!
The third, flying very close, disappeared in the fire and did not return. She found out what she wanted to know, but she could no longer tell the rest about it.
The one who has received knowledge is deprived of the opportunity to talk about it, so the one who knows is silent, and the one who speaks does not know.
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