Ch 07 On The Effects Of Education Story 13

Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)



An Indian who was learning how to throw naphtha was thus reproved by a sage: ‘This is not a play for thee whose house is made of reeds.’

         Speak not unless thou knowest it is perfectly proper  
         And ask not what thou knowest will not elicit a good reply.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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