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Said in the 600s
“If in order to help the needy one is able, without ill-will, to strip the rich down to their shirts, one is not doing wrong, especially if they are heartless skinflints.”
John the Merciful (550–619) said by 619 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: in Saints of the East (1963), p. 78
“Baptism is the washing away of evils that were in us before, but sins committed after baptism are washed away by tears.”
John Climacus (579–649) said by 649 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“…Their idol of Zûr was of gold, and its eyes were two rubies. The zealous Musalmãns cut off its hands and plucked out its eyes, and then remarked to the Marzabãn how powerless was his idol to do either good or evil…”
Abd al-Rahman ibn Samura (died 670) said by 670 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I know that you are just a stone and that you can neither do any harm nor give benefit. Had I not seen Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allâh be upon him) kissing you, I would not have kissed you.”
Umar (586–644) said by 644 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And with animals, if we approach them in a rational way we shall find a trace of the intelligible in them which is a not unworthy imitation of what is above reason. For if we look at those beings that naturally care for their offspring, we are encouraged to define for ourselves reverently and with godly boldness that God exercises providence in his sovereign uniqueness over all beings.”
Maximus the Confessor (579–662) said by 662 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ambiguum 10, 1189B-C; trans. , Maximus the Confessor (Routledge, 1996) pp. 144-145.
“Терпимость — это украшение человека, выполнение обещаний — признак благородства, а общение с другими — это благодать.”
Хусейн ибн Али (626–680) said by 680 at the latest wikiquote:ru, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not try to search outside yourself, which [only] leads to the suffering of saṃsāra. Maintain the same state of mind in every moment of thought, in every phase of mental activity.”
Daman Hongren (601–674) said by 674 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allah married me when I was seven years old, and he consummated the marriage with me when I was nine." (Sahih)”
Aisha (614–678) said by 678 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Also quoted by: Al-Nasa'i
“संपत्सु महतां चित्तं भवत्युत्पलकोमलं । आपत्सु च महाशैलशिलासंघातकर्कशम् ॥”
Bhartrihari (570–651) said by 651 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There were Persian children slaves in Madina. Seeing them, Piruz would say, You have been enslaved at such a tender age. This Omar sees eaten my heart. I will take his heart out. He made for himself a dagger with a very sharp edge and smeared it with poison.”
Piruz Nahavandi (died 644) said by 644 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Is the foal of a mare more valuable in your eyes than the Son of God?”
Aidan of Lindisfarne (590–651) said by 651 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“鹅 鹅 鹅， 曲 项 向 天 歌。 白 毛 浮 绿 水， 红 掌 拨 清 波。”
Luo Binwang (640–684) said by 684 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Geese", as translated by YeShell in How To Write Classical Chinese Poems (Lulu Press, 2015)
“By God! If any of the Arabs other than you were to say that to me, while he was in the same situation as you, I would not leave him without mentioning his mother's being deprived of him. I would say it whoever he might be. But, by God, there is no way for me to mention your mother except by saying the best things possible.”
Al-Hurr ibn Yazid Al-Tamimi (650–680) said by 680 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Also quoted by: Al-Tabari
“Gloria summa tibi, laus et benedictio, Christe, Qui praestas famulis haec bona grata tuis.”
Eugenius II of Toledo (died 657) said by 657 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Vox philomela (Carmen philomelaicum), ll. 19–20 (tr. Wendy Pfeffer, 1985)
“'If I accepted you as the Messenger of God, I would not have been hostile to you. Write: Only your name and the name of your father'.”
Suhayl ibn Amr (570–639) said by 639 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Есть три способа использования богатства — деяние, наслаждение и разрушение.”
Бхартрихари (570–651) said by 651 at the latest wikiquote:ru, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O Allah, I offer my apology to You for every hungry stomach and unclothed body, but I own nothing in this world except what is on my back and in my stomach.”
Uwais al-Qarani (594–657) said by 657 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Biography of Uways al-Qarni, Islam Q&A (03 July 2015)
“And let the fear and dread of you be upon all of the animals of the earth.” Clearly, fear and dread were prescribed for the animals, but evidently it was forbidden among humans. By nature a human is superior to a brute animal, but not other humans.”
Pope Gregory I (540–604) said by 604 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In preeminence, the cause of all that is intelligible is not anything intelligible.”
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (500–600) said by 600 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Anyone who loves us Ahlul Bayt must be ready to face a life of austerity.”
Ali (599–661) said by 661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“海内存知己， 天涯若比邻。”
Wang Bo (650–676) said by 676 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Farewell to Perfect Du", in Song of the Immortals: An Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry, trans. Yuanchong Xu (Penguin Books, 1994), p. 37
“Service (is) the cause of your getting distant from pride.”
Fatimah (604–632) said by 632 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source