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> [“O genius," I said, "you see that this Sultan was not content with merely forgiving the envious man for the attempt on his life; he heaped rewards and riches upon him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/o-genius-i-said-you-see-that-this-sultan-was-not-content-with-merely/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

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## More by Richard Francis Burton

> [One death to a man is a serious thing: a dozen neutralize one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/one-death-to-a-man-is-a-serious-thing-a-dozen-neutralize-one-another/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [The Now, that indivisible point which studs the length of infinite line Whose ends are nowhere, is thine all , the puny all thou…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/the-now-that-indivisible-point-which-studs-the-length-of-infinite/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/the-dearest-ambition-of-a-slave-is-not-liberty-but-to-have-a-slave-of/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [When doctors differ who decides amid the milliard-headed throng?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/when-doctors-differ-who-decides-amid-the-milliard-headed-throng/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [Friends of my youth, a last adieu! Haply some day we meet again: Ye ne'er the self-same men shall meet; the years shall make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/friends-of-my-youth-a-last-adieu-haply-some-day-we-meet-again-ye-ne/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [“The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshiped anything but himself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/the-more-i-study-religions-the-more-i-am-convinced-that-man-never/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [Do what thy manhood bids thee do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/do-what-thy-manhood-bids-thee-do/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [“O genius," I said, "you see that this Sultan was not content with merely forgiving the envious man for the attempt on his life;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/o-genius-i-said-you-see-that-this-sultan-was-not-content-with-merely/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy, and the strokes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/i-was-surrounded-at-the-time-by-about-a-dozen-of-the-enemy-whose/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [For each believes his glimm'ering lamp to be the gorgeous light of day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/for-each-believes-his-glimm-ering-lamp-to-be-the-gorgeous-light-of-day/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [“Scheherazade had perused the books, annals and legends of preceding Kings, and the stories, examples and instances of bygone men and things; indeed it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/scheherazade-had-perused-the-books-annals-and-legends-of-preceding/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [Of the gladdest moments in human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/of-the-gladdest-moments-in-human-life-methinks-is-the-departure-upon/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [ \[Shahrazad\] had perused the books, annals and legends of preceding Kings, and the stories, examples and instances of by gone men and things; indeed… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/shahrazad-had-perused-the-books-annals-and-legends-of-preceding-kings/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [Broke is a temporary condition, poor is a state of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/broke-is-a-temporary-condition-poor-is-a-state-of-mind/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

> [Reason is Life's sole arbiter, themagic Laby'rinth's single clue...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-francis-burton/reason-is-life-s-sole-arbiter-themagic-laby-rinth-s-single-clue/)

[Richard Francis Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-francis-burton/)

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