“When forbearance is mischievous, to pardon is weakness.”
History of the Caliphs, p. 263
Abu al-`Abbās `Abdu'llāh ibn Muhammad as-Saffāh ou Abul `Abbas al-Saffah foi o primeiro califa abássida.

“When forbearance is mischievous, to pardon is weakness.”
History of the Caliphs, p. 263
“As power becomes great, concupiscence grows less.”
History of the Caliphs, p. 263
“It is rare that bounty is given unasked but a just claim is destroyed thereby.”
History of the Caliphs, p. 263