Akbar Quotes

Most worshippers of God are intent on the advancement of their own destiny, not on His worship. In India, no one has ever claimed to be a prophet. The reason is that claims to divinity are customary.

The world is a Bridge, pass over it, but build no houses upon it. He who hopes for a day, may hope for eternity; but the World endures but an hour. Spend it in prayer for the rest is unseen.

It is best for ordinary men to have only one wife !

A monarch should be ever intent on conquest, lest his neighbours rise in arms against him.

Learning is a plant that grows in all climes.