Ch 04 On The Advantages Of Silence Story 01

Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)



said to a friend that I have chosen rather to be silent than to speak because on most occasions good and bad words are scattered concurrently but enemies perceive only the latter. He replied: ‘That enemy is the greatest who does not see any good.’

        The brother of enmity passes not near a good man  
        Except to consider him as a most wicked liar.  
        Virtue is to the eyes of enmity the greatest fault.  
        Sa’di is a rose but to the eye of enemies a thorn.  
        The world illumining sun and fountain of light  
        Look ugly to the eye of the mole.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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