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Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 09

Whoever slays a bad fellow saves mankind from a calamity and him from the wrath of God. Condonation is laudable but nevertheless Apply no salve to the wound of an oppressor of the people. He who had mercy upon a serpent Knew not that it was an injury to the sons of Adam. THE GULISTAN OF SA'DI Translated by Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)