The small manners and the big manners

Author: Abdullah bin Al-Muqaffa Classification: Literature, Wisdom, Self-Development Number of pages: 175 pages Overview: "The ruler has no knowledge of the people except what he has learned before his reign, but once he rules, all people meet him with adornment and pretense, and everyone tries to flatter him with what he does not possess. However, the vile are the most pretentious and persistent in that, and they are the most insincere. The ruler, even if he is eloquent in opinion and insight, does not refrain from accepting many wicked people as if they were good, many treacherous as if they were trustworthy, and many deceitful as if they were loyal. Many of the virtuous, who protect themselves from pretense and pretense, are hidden from him." Ibn Al-Muqaffa, the prince of eloquent speakers and master of wise men, takes us on broad horizons, on the wings of his experience and wisdom. He combines the Persian origin, the Arabic language, and encyclopedic knowledge. The book contains moral lessons that encourage knowledge, call for self-improvement, discipline oneself with good deeds, advise honesty, and speak about the policy of kings in a graceful style and elegant presentation, as if a father is advising, a mother is compassionate, a voice from the unseen reassures, and a complete time speaks.