It is priced at one shilling only. It contains extracts from the holy Koran, and reproduces the sayings of Arab thinkers on different matters. For instance, with reference to nobility, it is said that He who disregards his own honour gets no good from an honourable lineage . . . . Learning and high principles cover the shame of low origin. The book is full of rich thoughts having a bearing on our struggle for honour.
Kings govern men and learned men govern kings.
A wise man is not he who considers how he may get out of an evil, but he who sees to it that he does not fall into it. That man is a hypocrite who prays and fasts, but is untruthful in what he says, false to his word, and unfaithful in discharging a trust. Such are the golden sayings contained in this little book. We advise everyone who can read English to buy this book. The extracts quoted here have been collated with an English review published in Indian Opinion.