THE MAXIMS OF ZAMAKHSHAHI

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When you go to the mosque, walk with reverence; and when you pray, fill

your heart with humility. Think of the power of the glorious King,

and do not forget what is written concerning the temptations of the

devil. Consider before what all-powerful sovereign you kneel, and what

deceitful enemy you have to combat. Verily, no one can maintain himself

on a firm foundation in this difficult world, except it be the man who

is loyal to noble principles and fortified by his profession of faith;

the faithful who sighs in fear of chastisement, contrite, repentant,

eager in the pursuit of reward, who spurs his horse into the arena of

obedience, and disciplines his spirit in the practise of submission.

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