Rabia Basri Muslim saint and Sufi mystic
as quoted in Khushwant Singh, The Freethinker's Prayer Book (2013), p. 35
“The fear o' hell 's a hangman's whip
To haud the wretch in order;
But where ye feel your honour grip,
Let that aye be your border.”
Stanza 8
Epistle to a Young Friend (1786)
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