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# Samuel Ha-Nagid

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Shemuel ibn Naghrillah, mainly known as Shemuel HaNagid and Isma'il ibn Naghrilla (993–1056), was a Jewish statesman, military commander, scholar, linguist and poet in medieval al-Andalus. He served as grand vizier of the Taifa of Granada, commander of its army in battle, and leader of the local Jew

##  Quotes by Samuel Ha-Nagid

> [War begins like a pretty girl with whom every man wants to flirt and ends like an ugly old woman whose visitors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ha-nagid/war-begins-like-a-pretty-girl-with-whom-every-man-wants-to-flirt-and/)

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