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“I am very much worried about the prisoners. Their large numbers and the condition of prisons make it certain that there must be many ailing persons among them. Therefore, I am of the opinion that they must have their own doctors who should examine them every day and give them, where necessary, medicines and decoctions. Such doctors should visit all prisons and treat the sick prisoners there.”
Ali ibn Isa al-Kahhal (940–1039) said by 1039 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Twas in Religion that he gloried by whom till the Day of Judgement The Arabs excel the Persians in glory. He who lacks religion is ignoble and mean, Though Feridun be his maternal, and Jamshid his paternal uncle.”
Nasir Khusraw (1004–1088) said by 1088 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: translated by Edward. G. Browne, A Literary History of Persia, 1909, p.268
“Things That Lose by Being Painted Pinks, cherry blossoms, yellow roses. Men or women who are praised in romances as being beautiful.Things That Gain by Being Painted Pines. Autumn fields. Mountain villages and paths. Cranes and deer. A very cold winter scene; an unspeakably hot summer scene. (p. 138)”
Sei Shōnagon (966–1025) said by 1025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“为天地立心，为生民立命，为往圣继绝学，为万世开太平。”
Zhang Zai (1020–1077) said by 1077 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Complete Works of Master Zhang, "Supplements to Reflections on Things at Hand", as quoted in Wang Chunyong's Famous Chinese Sayings Quoted by Wen Jiabao, trans. Chan Sin-wai (Hong Kong: Chung Hwa Book Co., 2009), p. 10
“God, the supreme being, is neither circumscribed by space, nor touched by time; he cannot be found in a particular direction, and his essence cannot change. The secret conversation is thus entirely spiritual; it is a direct encounter between God and the soul, abstracted from all material constraints.”
Avicenna (980–1037) said by 1037 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in 366 Readings From Islam (2000), edited by Robert Van der Weyer
“To boast of the help you gave a brother in need is to cancel the good of your deed.”
Shmuel HaNagid (993–1056) said by 1056 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ben Mishle, 11C, #8, as quoted in A Treasury of Jewish Quotations (1996)
“If you pride yourself with your science, then you must realize that you have no merit; science is a gift that God has granted you. Thus do not acknowledge it in a way that angers the Highest, because he could erase it from your head through an illness of some sort.”
Ibn Hazm (994–1064) said by 1064 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As CM Yogi Adityanath declared, "History may have done injustice to him (Maharaja Suheldev), but this double-engine government will not allow it".”
Suhaldev (995–1050) said by 1050 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is nothing inside this coat except Allah.”
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr (967–1049) said by 1049 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“春风又绿江南岸，明月何时照我还？”
Wang Anshi (1021–1086) said by 1086 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If I have not been able to write well, I have at any rate written truthfully, using as authorities those who are best informed about the subject.”
Adam of Bremen (1100–1085) said by 1085 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Now there was fought a battle such as men have not seen the like. And the earth was covered with steel, and arrows fell from the clouds like hail, and the ground was torn with hoofs, and blood flowed like water upon the plains. And the dead lay around in masses, and the feet of the horses could not stir because of them.”
Ferdowsi (940–1020) said by 1020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Arrogance cannot bear to see itself scorned and humility held in honor.”
Symeon the New Theologian (949–1022) said by 1022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If in any community a person gains enlightenment and nearness of God, God in His grace for his sake forgives the whole community its transgressions.”
Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani (963–1033) said by 1033 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I counsel you, O Kings of Earth, to cease not Seeking good name for well-doing and right Spending your 'white' and 'red' to purchase honour, Which shall not wane with change of 'black' and 'white': These are the lasting spoils of Mahmud's prowess, Which spoils we share when we his praise indite.”
Abu al-Fath al-Busti (942–1010) said by 1010 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My punishment is far heavier, I forgive you, and set you free.”
Alp Arslan (1029–1072) said by 1072 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Attributed in: R. Scott Peoples (2007) Crusade of Kings. p. 13
“The first nation (to have cultivated science) is India. This is a powerful nation having a large population, and a rich kingdom (possession). India is known for the wisdom of its people. Over many centuries, all the kings of the past have recognized the ability of the Indians in all the branches of knowledge.”
Said al-Andalusi (1029–1070) said by 1070 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I before Thy greatness Stand, and am afraid:— All my secret thoughts Thine eye beholdeth Deep within my bosom laid.”
Solomon ibn Gabirol (1020–1070) said by 1070 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source