Quote #38

Behold the state of him who hearkened to the words of his enemy, and the retribution of him who became the friend of the envious one... The state of a Pharaoh who hearkened to Haman, and the state of a Nimrod who hearkened to Satan. Albeit the enemy speak to thee in friendly wise, know (his words to be) the snare, though he speak to thee of grain (bait). If he give thee some candy, regard it as poison; if he do a kindness to thy body, regard it as cruelty.

— Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī ق - Mathnawi, Book 1. Translation by Reynold A. Nicholson.