To the tongue which bringeth thee words without reason, the answer that best beseemeth thee is--silence.

Nizámí · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 181

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To the tongue which bringeth thee words without reason, the answer that best beseemeth thee is--silence.

Nizámí · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 181

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W. A. Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings (1893) · Detto n. 181 · attribuzione riportata: Nizámí

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Virtue beameth from a generous spirit as light from the moon, or as brilliancy from Jupiter.

Nizámí · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 532

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In the hour of adversity be not without hope, for crystal rain falls from black clouds.

Nizámí · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 8