Al-Mutanabbi: وَلَوْ كَانَ النِّسَاءُ كَمَنْ فَقَدْنَا لَفُضِّلَتِ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ وَمَا التَّأْنِيثُ لِاسْمِ الشَّمْسِ عَ

وَلَوْ كَانَ النِّسَاءُ كَمَنْ فَقَدْنَا لَفُضِّلَتِ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ — Al-Mutanabbi

وَلَوْ كَانَ النِّسَاءُ كَمَنْ فَقَدْنَا لَفُضِّلَتِ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ وَمَا التَّأْنِيثُ لِاسْمِ الشَّمْسِ عَيْبٌ وَلَا التَّذْكِيرُ فَخْرٌ لِلْهِلَالِ

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إذا رَأيْتَ نُيُوبَ اللّيْثِ بارِزَةً فَلا تَظُنّنّ أنّ اللّيْثَ يَبْتَسِمُ — Al-Mutanabbi
A young soul in my ageing body […] Hard biter in a toothless mouth is she. — Al-Mutanabbi
أنا الذي نظر الأعمى إلى أدبي وأسمعت كلماتي من به صمم — Al-Mutanabbi
إِذا غامَرتَ في شَرَفٍ مَرومٍ فَلا تَقنَع بِما دونَ النُجومِ — Al-Mutanabbi
Away, thou strange justifier of thyself, to be wiser than thou wert, by the even — Ben Jonson
There is no body but eats and drinks. But they are few who can distinguish flavo — Confucius
Some people are more nice than wise. — William Cowper
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much k — Zhuang Zhou
"As for that," said Waldenshare, "sensible men are all of the same religion." "P — Benjamin Disraeli
Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep hea — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The idol of your self is the mother of all idols. To regard the self as easy to — Rumi