It is better to pay than receive from the vain
It is better to pay than receive from the vain, for such favors demand ten times their cost. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan: When a person says, 'I will not allow you to take the best of me, if you are crooked I will show you ten times more crookedness,' then he is clever. But when a person says, 'Yes, I understand you, you need not play that game with me, let me alone,' he is wise. When a person does not know the crookedness of the other person and... Sign in to see full entry.