"Science is for the cultivation of religion, not for worldly enjoyments."
— Saadi

January 1, 1970

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AphoristsPoets from PersiaMuslims from IranPeople from ShirazPersian-language poets
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Chapter 8, story 4. Tr. Edward B. Eastwick, The Gulistan; or, Rose-Garden (Hertford: Stephen Austin, 1852) p. 264