Suleiman the Magnificent — "The people think of wealth and power as the greatest fate, But in this world a s…"

The people think of wealth and power as the greatest fate, But in this world a spell of health is the best state. What men call sovereignty is a worldly strife and constant war; Worship of God is the highest throne, the happiest of all estates.
Suleiman the Magnificent — Suleiman the Magnificent Early Modern · Ottoman Sultan

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A philosophical quote on the nature of sovereignty and happiness.

Date: 16th century (approx. 1520-1566)

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