Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 28 It is related that an athlete had been reduced to the greatest distress by adverse...

Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 27   A thief said to a mendicant: 'Art thou not ashamed to stretch out thy...

Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 26   I have seen a fat fool, dressed in a costly robe, with a turban...

Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 25   A man whose hands and feet had been amputated killed a millipede and a...

Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 24   A weak fisherman caught a strong fish in his net and not being able...

Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 23   I heard about a wealthy man who was as well known for his avarice...

Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 22   I met a trader who possessed one hundred and fifty camel loads of merchandise...

Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 21   It is related that a sultan thus addressed a miserly beggar who had accumulated...

Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 20   A king with some of his courtiers had during a hunting party and in...

Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 19   I never lamented about the vicissitudes of time or complained of the turns of...