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The Koran

WORDS ABOUT WORDS
God will not take you to task for vain words in your oaths, but He will take you to task for what your hearts have amassed.
—The Koran

Posted on March 8, 2004 at 5:58 PM

WORDS ABOUT WORDS

A good word is as a good tree—
its roots are firm,
and its branches are in heaven;
it gives its produce every season
by the leave of its Lord.
—The Koran

Posted on February 14, 2002 at 9:33 PM

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