Hitopadesa.
4.
Dost thou desire that thine own heart should not suffer, redeem thou the sufferer from the bonds of misery.
Sa’dī.
5.
To friends and eke to foes true kindness show;
No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do;
Harshness will alienate a bosom friend.
And kindness reconcile a deadly foe.
Omar Khayyām.