| Gulistan Or Rose Garden Contributor(s): Saadi, Musle-Huddeen Sheik (Author), Emerson, Ralph Waldo (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0766175049 ISBN-13: 9780766175044 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: 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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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | Essays |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 8.25" W x 11" (1.90 lbs) 384 pages |
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