Quand le mensonge est appelé vérité , Tel est l'ordre des choses qui prévaut à notre époque ; chaque valeur morale se retrouve bouleversée de telle manière que les gens ne sont plus capables de distinguer le Bien du Mal
Tamerlane enjoyed Hodja's company, and also liked to hunt, commanded him to accompany him on a bear hunt. Hodja was terrified.
When Hodja returned to his village, someone asked him:
- How did the hunt go?
- Marvelously.
- How many bears did you see?
- None.
- How could it have gone marvelously, then?
- When you are hunting bears, and when you are me, seeing no bears at all is a marvelous experience.