Quotes by
Ibn Khaldoun |
1332-1406 , Arab historian & sage
An Arab Muslim historian from North Africa. He is regarded to be among the founding fathers of modern sociology, historiography, demography, and economics. He is best known for his book, the Muqaddimah (Greek title: “Prolegomena”). | 4 quotes | 3,904 visits |
Quotations
| • | Government is an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself. 5 |
| • | Businesses owned by responsible and organized merchants shall eventually surpass those owned by wealthy rulers. 4 |
| • | The knowledge of only one nation, the Greeks, have come down to us, because they were translated thanks to caliph Al-Mamun. He succeeded because he had many translators and spent a lot of money for this project. 4 |
| • | I am almost afraid to touch “Odyssey”; its beauty is unbearable. 4 |
