Hisham bin 'Abdul Malik al-Tayalasi هشام بن عبد الملك أبو الوليد الطيالسي · General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

One of the things people have learnt from the words of the earliest prophecy is : If you have no shame, do what you like.

None of you must say Khabuthat nafsi (My heart is heaving), but one should say Laqisat nafsi (My heart is being annoyed).

When two men who came from the east made a speech and the people were charmed with their eloquence, the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said: In some eloquent speech there is magic.