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The religion of thousands consists in clinging to an idea; they are happy in their sloth.... many would observe silence from fear of fanatics.

— Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

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The king, in his wisdom, understood the spirit of the age, and shaped his plans accordingly.

For a long time past scarce any trace of them (Buddhists) has existed in Hindustan.

The compassionate heart of his majesty finds no pleasure in cruelties or in causing sorrow to others; he is ever sparing of the lives of his subjects, wishing to bestow happiness upon all.

If royalty did not exist, the storm of strife would never subside, nor selfish ambition disappear. Mankind (is) under the burden of lawlessness and lust…

A man should marry four wives: A Persian to have someone to talk to; a Khurasani woman for his housework; a Hindu for nursing his children; a woman from Mawaraun nahr, or Transoxiana, to have someone to whip as a warning to the other three.

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