"Nasreddin Khodja commanded his disciples, when he sneezed, to salute him by clapping their hands and crying out: "Haïr Ollah, Khodja," that is "Prosperity to thee, O Master!" Now it came to pass that on one of the days the bucket fell into the well [...] he descended, caught the bucket, and the boys were already pulling him up, when, just as he was drawing near the edge of the well, he chanced to sneeze. Whereupon they, mindful of the master's behest, let go the rope and, clapping their hands in high glee, cried out in chorus: "Haïr Ollah, Khodja," Nasreddin was precipitated violently into the well, bruising himself against the sides. [...] "Well, boys, it was not your fault, but mine: too much honour is no good thing for man.""
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
George Frederick Abbott, Macedonian Folklore (1903: Cambridge University Press), p. 114
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nasreddin
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Nasreddin
21 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Nasreddin →
Related Quotes
"Mulla, Mulla, my son has written from the Abode of Learning to say that he has completely finished his studies!" "Con…"
"Nasrudin, your donkey has been lost." "Thank goodness I was not on the donkey at the time, or I would be lost too."
"Nasrudin walked into a house and exclaimed, "The moon is more useful than the sun." "Why?" he was asked. "Because at …"
"Nesretten Hoca's Wife: In our society, they treat us as if women have no names of their own—you are always so-and-so'…"
"Nasrudin used to take a donkey across a frontier every day, with the panniers loaded with straw. Since he admitted to…"
"I can see in the dark." "That may be so, Mulla. But if it is true, why do you sometimes carry a candle at night?" "To…"
"Well, Nasreddin. I know you lose your only donkey. Life may be difficult without it. But, don't be too sad brother," …"
"[Nasreddin had to don his finest clothes in order to be admitted to a fancy dinner party.] He reached over, took a pi…"
"Knowledge is like the carrot, few know by looking at the green top that the best part, the orange part, is there. Lik…"
"Once Nasreddin was invited to deliver a sermon. When he got on the pulpit, he asked, Do you know what I am going to s…"