Gulistan Or Rose Garden - Saadi, Musle-Huddeen Sheik
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With the exception of a few passages, of which we need not stop to given account, in this translation, the morality of the Gulistan & the Bostan is pure, and so little clogged with the superstition of the country, that this does not interfere with the pleasure of the modern reader; he can easily translate their ethics into his own. Saadi praises alms, hospitality, justice, courage, bounty, and humility; he respects the poor, and the kings who befriend the poor. He admires the royal eminence of the dervish or religious ascetic. Contents: Essay on the Life & Genius of Sheik Saadi; ON the Morals…mehr

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With the exception of a few passages, of which we need not stop to given account, in this translation, the morality of the Gulistan & the Bostan is pure, and so little clogged with the superstition of the country, that this does not interfere with the pleasure of the modern reader; he can easily translate their ethics into his own. Saadi praises alms, hospitality, justice, courage, bounty, and humility; he respects the poor, and the kings who befriend the poor. He admires the royal eminence of the dervish or religious ascetic. Contents: Essay on the Life & Genius of Sheik Saadi; ON the Morals of Kings; On the Morals of Durvaishes; Excellency of Contentment; Advantages of Taciturnity; Love & Youth; On Imbecility & Old Age; Effects of Education; Rules for Conduct in Life.
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