Al-Maʿarri quotes

A little doubt is better than total credulity. (Al-Maʿarri)
They recite their sacred books, although the fact informs me that these are a fiction from first to last. O Reason, thou (alone) speakest the truth. Then perish the fools who forged the (religious) traditions or interpreted them! View quote
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The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: Those with brains, but no religion, And those with religion, but no brains. View quote
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If you will do some deed before you die, Remember not this caravan of death, But have belief that every little breath Will stay with you for an eternity. View quote
Al-Maʿarri
Do not unjustly eat fish the water has given up, And do not desire as food the flesh of slaughtered animals, Or the white milk of mothers who intended its pure draught for their young, not noble ladies. And do not grieve the unsuspecting birds by taking eggs; for injustice is the worst of crimes. And spare the honey which the bees get industriously from the flowers of fragrant plants; For they did not store it that it might belong to others, Nor did they gather it for bounty and gifts. I washed my hands of all this; and wish that I Perceived my way before my hair went gray! View quote
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