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Quotation from The Thousand and One Nights (Lane's translation, Volume I) by Anonymous; translated by Edward William Lane
“Consider, then, O 'Efreet, the pardon of the envied to the envier, and his kindness to him, notwithstanding the injuries he had done him.”
The Thousand and One Nights (Lane's translation, Volume I), Chapter III, Story of the Envier and the Envied, trans. Edward William Lane
The prince, captive of an 'Efreet, ends his tale of a man who rewarded the neighbour who threw him into a well, hoping to win the same mercy.
Citation: "Consider, then, O 'Efreet, the pardon of the envied to the envier, and his kindness to him, notwithstanding the injuries he had done him." — Anonymous; translated by Edward William Lane, The Thousand and One Nights (Lane's translation, Volume I), Chapter III, Story of the Envier and the Envied, trans. Edward William Lane. (id lane-thousand-and-one-nights-q6)
Virtues: Charity, Magnanimity
Portrait: Edward William Lane, Richard J. Lane, Public domain.
