At the beginning of a dynasty, taxation yields a large revenue from small assessments. At the end of the dynasty, taxation yields a small revenue from large assessments. — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share Image
All the sciences came to exist in Arabic. The systematic works on them were written in Arabic writing. — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share Image
If the soul is impartial in receiving information, it devotes to that information the share of critical investigation the information deserves, and its truth or untruth thus becomes clear. However, if the soul is infected with partisanship for a particular opinion or sect, it accepts without a moment's hesitation the information that is agreeable to it. Prejudice and partisanship obscure… — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share
When incentive to acquire and obtain property is gone, people no longer make efforts to acquire any... Those who infringe upon property rights commit… — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share Image
Therefore, the Negro nation are, as a rule, submissive to slavery, because [Negroes] have little [that is essentially] human and have attributes that are… — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share Image
Man is essentially ignorant, and becomes learned through acquiring knowledge. — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share Image
Beyond [known peoples of black West Africa] to the south there is no civilization in the proper sense. There are only humans who are… — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share Image
Sedentary culture is the goal of civilization. It means the end of its lifespan and brings about its corruption. — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share Image
The easiest method of acquiring the habit of scholarship is through acquiring the ability to express oneself clearly in discussing and disputing scholarly problems.… — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share Image
The term of life of a dynasty does not normally exceed three generations. For in the first generation are still preserved the characteristic features… — Ibn Khaldun Copy Share Image
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