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Вот что сказал один мудрец когда-то:
— Иным из нас без веры страшновато.

Пусть верует несильный человек,
Чье сердце только верою богато.

Пусть вера будет крепостью для тех,
Кто с башен крепостных не целит в брата.

Но зло во имя веры — тоже грех,
А потому расплатою чревато.

Лишь доброта приносит нам успех,
Что зло родит, то не бывает свято.

Here's something a wise man said once:
"Some of us feel uneasy without having faith.

Let a not-very-strong person have faith,
Whose heart is rich only in his faith.

Let faith be a fortress for those
Who do not aim at a brother's heart from its towers.

But evil committed in the name of faith is also a sin,
And will therefore have its payback.

Only kindness brings us success,
What gives birth to evil can never be considered holy."

(Mirza-Shafi)
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And no, I don't entirely agree with the beginning of the poem, in case you're wondering.

Here's more about the poet, one of my long-time favorites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirza_Shafi_Vazeh

Someone pointed this out to me, and I thought duathir and others interested in WWI might also like to take a look:

Today we gathered in the beautiful hamlet of Meavy in Devon, in the rain, for the unveiling of the war memorial that now has young Kitty Trevelyan’s name on it. Kitty went to France in WW1 and was employed as a civilian worker with Army Canteens. After contracting Measles then developing Pneumonia sadly she died at just age 19. She is buried in Wimereaux Cemetery in Pais De Calais, France. Kitty died on 27th February 1917, 100 years ago tomorrow!

(click the hyperlink for more info and photos)