{"collection":"Islam","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/ssw/index.htm","path":"isl/ssw/index.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/isl/ssw/index.htm","text":"| | Sadi's Scroll of Wisdom by Arthur N. Wollaston [1906] | \n \n \n \n \n Contents\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n Start Reading\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n Page Index\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n Text [Zipped]\n \n \n \n The Persian poet Sadi, best known for his poetic collections the\n Bustan and\n Gulistan,\n also wrote this work, the Pand Namah, or Scroll of Wisdom.\n This is a small collection of poems on moral themes.\n Translated by Arthur N. Wollaston, this entry in the\n Wisdom of the East series is one of the best.\n \n \n \n Title Page\n Contents\n Editorial Note\n Introduction\n Sadi's Scroll of Wisdom\n In Praise of Muhammad\n Address to the Soul\n In Praise of Generosity\n Description of Benevolence\n In Condemnation of Parsimony\n Description of Humility\n In Condemnation of Pride\n On the Excellence of Learning\n As Regards Avoiding the Society of the Ignorant\n Description of Justice\n In Condemnation of Oppression\n Description of Contentment\n In Condemnation of Avarice\n Description of Obedience and Worship\n In Condemnation of Satan\n In Explanation of the Wine of Affection and Love\n As to the Nature of Fidelity\n On the Excellence of Gratitude\n In Explanation of Patience\n Description of Rectitude\n In Condemnation of Lying\n On the Vicissitudes of Fortune and Differences of Station\n Against Placing Hope in Created Beings","title":"Sadi's Scroll of Wisdom Index","type":"page"}