The worst of sages is a visitor of princes; the best of princes is a visitor of sages.

Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.

Saying of the Prophet. The Bequest: I have nothing to leave you except my family.

Alguien dice que no le he enseñado nada que pueda recordar. Aún no puede comprender que eso es precisamente a lo que estoy apuntando…

Saying of the Prophet.
Ink and Blood:
The ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.

Saying of the Prophet
Some behaviour
I am like a man who has lighted a fire, and all the creeping things have rushed to burn themselves in it.