5 Quotes by Akbar

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.

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.

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.

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