Analysis of Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 59
Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)
I had a wound under my robe and a sheikh asked me daily how, but not where it is, and I learned that he refrained because it is not admissible to mention every member; and wise men have also said that whoever does not ponder his question will be grieved by the answer.
Until thou knowest thy words to be perfectly suitable
Thou must not open thy mouth in speech.
If thou speakest truth and remainest in captivity,
It is better than that thy mendacity deliver thee therefrom.
| Scheme | X XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101101100111101111110111101011110100110100100111101101011101101111010 01111111100100 111101101 11110100100 1110111010001011 |
| Characters | 513 |
| Words | 90 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 76 |
| Words per line (avg) | 18 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 190 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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