The best thing for an ignorant man is to be silent, and if he understands that, and practices it, he will no longer be ignorant.<\/p>\n
If the learning you possess is less than perfect, –Translated by Richard Jeffrey Newman in Selections from Saadi’s Gulistan<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Cross posted at The Politics in The Poetry and The Poetry in The Politics<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The best thing for an ignorant man is to be silent, and if he understands that, and practices it, he will no longer be ignorant. If the learning you possess is less than perfect, keep your tongue tucked safely in … Continue reading
\nkeep your tongue tucked safely in your mouth.
\nEmpty words disgrace the one who speaks them,
\nlike serving a walnut shell without the nut.
\nA fool was trying hard to teach his ass
\nto talk. A wise man watching him observed,
\n“Aren’t you afraid of what they’ll say
\nwhen they find out what you’re doing? This beast
\nwill never learn the trick of human speech.
\nBetter you should learn its gift of silence.”
\nA man who does not think before he speaks
\nwill almost always use words foolishly.
\nIf you will not take the time a wise man takes
\nto speak wisely, practice an animal’s silence.<\/em><\/p>\n