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“Spare me four things– and say after that what thou pleasest– do not lie to me for liars have no judgment, and do not answer me regarding what I don not ask thee for it is a distraction from what I do ask thee, and do not be extravagant in my praise for I know myself better then thou, and do not incite me against my subjects for verily clemency unto them is more needful for me.”
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646–705) said by 705 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is unlawful for any person to accept my view without knowing the source from where we got them.”
Abu Hanifa (699–767) said by 767 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“黄河远上白云间， 一片孤城万仞山。 羌笛何须怨杨柳， 春风不度玉门关。”
Wang Zhihuan (688–742) said by 742 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Не было дня, подобного Дню аль-Хусейна, когда тридцать тысяч человек выступили против него, (в то время как) они утверждали, что принадлежат к этой общине, и что они (хотели) искать близости к Аллаху, Великому и Всемогущему, через (пролитие) его крови. Он (аль-Хусейн) напомнил им об Аллахе, но они не учились (у него), пока не убили его из-за (своего) угнетения и агрессии.”
Зейн аль-Абидин (659–713) said by 713 at the latest wikiquote:ru, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Нет ничего сильнее хорошего совета и ничего вреднее скверного дела.”
Иоанн Дамаскин (675–749) said by 749 at the latest wikiquote:ru, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Should history tell of good men and their good estate, the thoughtful listener is spurred on to imitate the good; should it record the evils ends of wicked men, no less effectually the devout and earnest listener or reader is kindled to eschew what is harmful and perverse, and himself with greater care pursue those things which he has learned to be good and pleasing in the sight of God.”
Bede (672–735) said by 735 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
“Birds the more white, against green stream Blooms burst to flame, against blue hills I glance, the spring is gone again. What day, what day, can I go home?”
Du Fu (712–770) said by 770 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Quatrain" (trans. Jerome P. Seaton), in Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry, eds. Wu-chi Liu and Irving Yucheng Lo (1975), p. 142
“I assure (you) before my Lord, that he who begs without neediness, will some day begs out of neediness.”
Ali Zayn al-Abidin (659–713) said by 713 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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
“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
“Images are books for the illiterate and silent heralds of the honor of the saints, teaching those who see with a soundless voice and sanctifying the sight.”
John of Damascus (675–749) said by 749 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Defense against those who attack the holy images," as translated by Andrew Louth, Three Treatises on the Divine Images, (Saint Vladimir’s Seminary Press: 2003) p. 46
“How do you know seeing the Son of Heaven is not a blessing? Why are you being sad about this?”
Wu Zetian (624–705) said by 705 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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
“Precision, accuracy and pondering in wisdom and sciences, will nourish and develop a person's brain.”
Ja'far al-Sadiq (699–765) said by 765 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Антология китайской лирики VII-IX вв. по Р. Хр. Перевод, примечание Ю. К. Щуцкого. М.- Пг., 1923.”
Ли Бо (701–762) said by 762 at the latest wikiquote:ru, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O Turkish and Oghuz lords and people, hear! Unless the sky above collapses and the earth below is destroyed, O Turkish people, who could destroy and disrupt your state and laws?”
Bilge Qaghan (683–734) said by 734 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The life of solitaries is higher than this world”
Isaac of Nineveh (640–700) said by 700 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
“泛舟大河裏，積水窮天涯。 天波忽開拆，郡邑千萬家。 行復見城市，宛然有桑麻。 回瞻舊鄉國，淼漫連雲霞。”
Wang Wei (699–761) said by 761 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟；夜来风雨声，花落知多少。”
Meng Haoran (690–740) said by 740 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Nag Bhat I led an army of 30,000-40,000 men mostly consisting of cavalry and infantry. He was a great military commander and organised his army by dividing his cavalry in parts on the flanks. The battle hardened infantry was positioned in the center with reserve cavalry and possibly war elephants in the back as a rearguard.”
Nagabhata I (750–780) said by 780 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source