A king commanded the execution of an innocent man. The innocent one said, 'O king, because of the anger you have towards me, do not seek to harm yourself, for this punishment will end for me in a moment, but the sin of it will remain with you forever.'
Time, like the desert wind, has passed.
Bitterness and sweetness, ugliness and beauty have all passed.
The oppressor thought that his cruelty had harmed us,
but it remained on his neck and passed over us.
Golestan of Saadi
