Analysis of Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Admonition 09

Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)



Do not pity the weakness of a foe because when he gains strength he will not spare thee.

Boast not of thy moustaches when thou seest thy foe is weak.  
          There is marrow in every bone, a man in every coat.


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Poetic Form
Metre 111001010101111111111 111111111111 1110010010101001
Characters 229
Words 43
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 2
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 52
Words per line (avg) 14
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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