A certain poor man became rich. He took and hung his old Circassian coat with patches in a conspicuous place. Those who came to his home asked in bewilderment:
- What is this, because the old Circassian woman is defaming you.
And he answered them:
“I hung this Circassian coat in a prominent place so that it would remind me of my old life, so that I would not become proud and know myself.
After these words, the former poor man often hit his Circassian coat with a whip, saying:
- Come on, old man, don’t forget what you were before!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru