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wisdom does not grow except in the heart which is good soil/" (Vol. IV, p. 256; cf. Matt. 13: 1-9.)

"Said Jesus (on him be peace), Truly the harvest does not grow on the mountain but in the plain. Thus wisdom works in the heart of those that are humble and not in the heart of the proud/ " (Vol. Ill, p. 240; cf. Matt 13: 23.)

" Said Jesus (on him be peace), Fine garments make proud looks/ " (Vol. Ill, p. 247.)

" Said Jesus (on him be peace), What ails you that ye come in the garments of monks and your hearts are the hearts of ravening wolves? Wear the garments of monks if you wish but humble your hearts with godly fear/" (Vol. Ill, p. 247; cf. Matt. 7: 15.)

" Said Jesus (on him be peace), O company of disciples, call upon God Most High that he may make light for you this terror, namely, death. For I fear death in such a fashion that I stand afraid of the same/ Is it possible that Al-Ghazali here refers to the agony in Gethsemane? The chapter in which this passage occurs is entitled " The ter rors of death/ (Vol. IV, p. 324; cf. Matt. 26: 38.)

We now give other " sayings " of Jesus, as Al Ghazali himself does, in somewhat confused order. Although not quotations or even misquotations from the Gospels, they are of interest as completing the list and also because they show what Al-Ghazali