In the breast, knowledge is a lighted lantern; and on thy breast tis a coat of [nail] to ward off ev
![In the breast, knowledge is a lighted lantern; and on thy breast tis a coat of [nail] to ward off ev](https://64.media.tumblr.com/77897a24c4c6ad03cb0661c2e6504732/tumblr_n8hnwn0SC91r7fnc1o1_640.jpg "In the breast, knowledge is a lighted lantern; and on thy breast tis a coat of [nail] to ward off ev")
In the breast, knowledge is a lighted lantern; and on thy breast tis a coat of [nail] to ward off evil. - Rudaki *1914, Jewish scribes at the Tomb of Ezekiel near Babylon -- source link
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