Analysis of Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Admonition 02

Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)



Confide not to a friend every secret thou possessest. How knowest thou that he will not some time become thy foe? Inflict not every injury thou canst upon an enemy because it is possible that one day he may become thy friend.


Scheme A
Poetic Form
Metre 01110110010111111111110111011100100110111000111100111110111
Characters 233
Words 44
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 181
Words per line (avg) 42
Letters per stanza (avg) 181
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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