I [prefer] a short life with width to a narrow one with length.


As quoted in Avicenna (Ibn Sina): Muslim Physician And Philosopher of the Eleventh Century (2006), by Aisha Khan p. 85, which cites Genius of Arab Civilizations by M.A. Martin.

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Avicenna Quotes

I [prefer] a short life with width to a narrow one with length.

I [prefer] a short life with width to a narrow one with length.

I [prefer] a short life with width to a narrow one with length.

I [prefer] a short life with width to a narrow one with length.