"No scribe is known to have reached a position with regard to his master comparable to that achieved by al-Fāḍil with …"

"A certain priest named Peter, from the kingdom of the Franks and the bishopric of Amiens, a hermit both in deed and n…"

"Of a truth, Thou art great, O Lord our God, and to thy mercy there is no end! Of a truth, blessed Jesus, those who tr…"

"Rex Angliæ procedit armatus, vexillum draconis terribile præfertur expansum, clangor tubæ post regem movet exercitum.…"

"Conrad was ignorant of the seizure of his camp and the disaster which had occurred. Suddenly he looked up and saw the…"

"This is a victory opening the gates of men’s hearts."

"I thought of thee, amid the thrusting of their spears, While the straight browned blades quenched their thirst in our…"

"This Yemen is a treasure house...We conquered it, but up to this day we have had no return and no advantage from it. …"

"Children are brought up in the way in which their elders were brought up."

"The sacred works [Koran, hadith, etc.] are full of passages referring to the jihad. Saladin was more assiduous and ze…"