“About me, nothing worse they will tell you, my love, than what I told you”
Pablo Neruda (1904–1973) Chilean poet
“I am less than what you tell about me but more than what you think about me”
— Ali, book Nahj al-Balagha
Nahj al-Balagha
Context: A man sarcastically started praising Imam Ali, though he had no faith in him and Imam Ali hearing these praises from him said "I am less than what you tell about me but more than what you think about me."
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