“When the wind blows, the grass bends.”
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
Source: The Analects
“The example of a believer is like a fresh tender plant; from whichever direction the wind blows, it bends the plant. But when the wind dies down, (it) straightens up again.”
— Muhammad
Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 4, Number 1
Sunni Hadith
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