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Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley was an English writer and philosopher, renowned for his dystopian novel 'Brave New World'. Born on July 26, 1894, in Godalming, Surrey, England, he was the younger brother of the poet and critic Leonard Huxley. Huxley's works frequently delved into the interplay of science, politics, and philosophy, and he was a prominent figure in the literary movement known as the 'Lost Generation'. He passed away on November 22, 1963. more

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“ما دستخوش سبحه و زنار نگشتيم در حلقه ى تقليد گرفتار نگشتيم خود را به سراپرده ى خورشيد رسانديم چون شبنم گل، بار به گلزار نگشتيم در دامن خود پاى فشرديم چو مركز گرد سر هر نقطه چو پرگار نگشتيم چون خشت نهاديم به پاى خم مى سر بر دوش كسى همچو سبو بار نگشتيم ما را به زر قلب خريدند ز اخوان بر قافله از قيمت كم، بار نگشتيم چون يوسف تهمت زده، از پاكى دامن در چشم عزيزان جهان، خوار نگشتيم صد شكر كه با صد دهن شكوه درين بزم شرمنده ى بيتابى اظهار نگشتيم افسوس كه چون نخل خزان ديده درين باغ دستى نفشانديم و سبكبار نگشتيم فرياد كه سوهان سبكدست حواد شد ساده ز دندانه و هموار نگشتيم صائب مدد خلق نموديم به همت درظاهر اگر مالك دينار نگشتيم”

Poem
Author:صائب تبريزي
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“STONE Go inside a stone That would be my way. Let somebody else become a dove Or gnash with a tiger's tooth. I am happy to be a stone. From the outside the stone is a riddle: No one knows how to answer it. Yet within, it must be cool and quiet Even though a cow steps on it full weight, Even though a child throws it in a river; The stone sinks, slow, unperturbed To the river bottom Where the fishes come to knock on it And listen. I have seen sparks fly out When two stones are rubbed, So perhaps it is not dark inside after all; Perhaps there is a moon shining From somewhere, as though behind a hill— Just enough light to make out The strange writings, the star-charts On the inner walls.”

Poem
Author:Charles Simic
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