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“Kings can tolerate everything but three practices– revealing a secret, an outrage on his harem, or a blow aimed at his power.”
Al-Mansur (713–775) said by 775 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All the lands of the West have their eyes directed toward our humility; by them we are considered as a God upon earth.”
Pope Gregory II (669–731) said by 731 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Everyone can be satisfied in all things; but in the songs and feasts in her honour, the banquet is inexhaustible in its sweetness.”
Germanus I of Costantinople (634–732) said by 732 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When forbearance is mischievous, to pardon is weakness.”
As-Saffah (722–754) said by 754 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let not your flight be in the winter, nor on the sabbath-day. (Translated to Modern English.)”
Saint Guthlac (674–715) said by 715 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: D. C. O. Adams, (1901) The Saints and Missionaries of the Anglo-Saxon Era p 5. Oxford and London. A. R. Mowbray & Co.
“Ishaq 734 - "As for Ali, he said, 'Women are plentiful, and you can easily change one for another.”
Ibn Ishaq (704–768) said by 768 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nobody seeks my help with a petition or offers an excuse that is more pressing than he, reminding me of a favor I did him so that it would be followed by its sister (i.e, one like it) and so good would be done to its asker because withholding of later things removes gratitude for earlier ones.”
Al-Mahdi (744–785) said by 785 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Also quoted by: Al-Tabari
“I'm empty, here at the edge of the sky.”
Du Fu (712–770) said by 770 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Poem on Night" (trans. Jan W. Walls), in Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry, eds. Wu-chi Liu and Irving Yucheng Lo (1975), p. 139
“You know the Devil is your enemy but you do not deal with him as such.”
Ibrahim ibn Adham (718–776) said by 776 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is a punishment for all things. The punishments for the gnostic is to be cut off from His remembrance.”
Sufyan al-Thawri (716–784) said by 784 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thou hast succeeded to the throne, and didst not revile 'Ali, nor terrify The innocent man, nor follow the counsel of the evil-doer; Thou didst speak, and didst confirm what thou didst say by what Thou didst do, and every Muslim became well content.”
Kuthayyir (660–723) said by 723 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: translated by Edward. G. Browne, A Literary History of Persia, 1909, p.235
“Plenus venter facile disputat de jejuniis.”
Beda Venerabilis (672–735) said by 735 at the latest wikiquote:la, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fasting is a shield against (hell) fire. Charity and dole remove and finish sin, as does the remembrance of God in the midnight.”
Muhammad al-Baqir (677–733) said by 733 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am astonished about those people who are ordered to prepare their provisions, then the start of the journey is announced, however they remain unmindful in their vain discussions and fruitless deeds.”
Hasan al-Basri (642–728) said by 728 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“白日依山尽， 黄河入海流。 欲穷千里目， 更上一层楼。”
Wang Zhihuan (688–742) said by 742 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“妾能制之，然須三物，一鐵鞭，二鐵□，三匕首。鐵鞭擊之不服，則以□□其首，又不服，則以匕首斷其喉。”
Wu Zetian (624–705) said by 705 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Zizhi Tongjian (1084), Volume 206
“Kamo yama no Iwane shi makeru Ware wo kamo Shira ni to imo ga Machitsutsu aramu”
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662–710) said by 710 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You have asked one who knows. The hearts of the people are with you, but their swords are with the Banu Umayyah. The decision will come from heaven, and Allah will do what He wishes.”
Al-Farazdaq (640–728) said by 728 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“移舟泊煙渚，日暮客愁新；野曠天低樹，江清月近人。”
Meng Haoran (690–740) said by 740 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not destroy a church, synagogue, or fire temple with respect to which an agreement has been concluded with you, and do not permit the construction of a new church or fire temple. Do not drag the lamb to its place of slaughter of sharpen the knife over the head of the animal. Do not combine two prayers without an excuse.”
Umar II (681–720) said by 720 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Misfortune is one for the patient and two for the impatient.":151”
Musa al-Kadhim (745–799) said by 799 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source