Gulbadan

“Remember, every man must pay his full attention first to his work, then to his horses, and then to his women, and strictly in that order.”

Words of wisdom from one of Lahore's greatest ever rulers, the Sikh big-brotha, defender of the Punjabi heartland, defier of the British might, crusher of the Afghan pansies, patron of bhang all over, Maharaja Ranjit Singh. *brass band sound*

Clearly Mr Singh had his priorities in order. Would've made for a fun interaction though, a tryst with a feminism proponent from Britain. Most interesting part is that no less than eleven women of his harem jumped on his funeral pyre. Eleven, goddamit! Eleven women ready to die after you. And the first one did so with a smile. Sher-e-Punjab must be a sher in the sack too, I can only assume. Heh.

Source: Majid Sheikh, best columnist ever.