Persian Language Poets

"Let him who neglects to raise the fallen, fear lest, when he falls, no one will stretch out his hand to lift him up."

"The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together."

"That which is not allotted the hand cannot reach; and what is allotted you will find wherever you may be."

"Capacity without education is deplorable, and education without capacity is thrown away."

"O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies."

"The telling of a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre; for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain."

"The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth."

"Independence is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it. — Men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may engage thee to serve them."

"He who is a slave to his belly seldom worships God."