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“Give a drink of water as alms to the birds which go forth at morning, and deem that they have a better right than men [to thy charity]. For their race brings not harm upon thee in any wise, when thou fearest it from thine own race.”

Quote by Al-Maʿarri

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Al-Maʿarri was an influential Arab philosopher and poet, born in 973 and died in 1058. He is renowned for his profound philosophical thoughts and poetic creations, which have had a lasting impact on later generations. more

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