Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 2   Two sons of amirs were in Egypt, the one acquiring science, the other accumulating...

Gulistan of Saadi On the Excellence of Contentment  Story 1   A Maghrabi supplicant said in Aleppo in the row of linen drapers: 'Lords of...

Gulistan of Saadi The Morals of Dervishes  Story 49   A sage having been asked whether liberality or bravery is better replied: 'He who possesses...

Gulistan of Saadi The Morals of Dervishes  Story 48   I saw bouquets of fresh roses Tied upon a cupola of grass. I asked: 'What...

Gulistan of Saadi The Morals of Dervishes  Story 47   A padshah was casting a glanced of contempt upon a company of dervishes and one...

Gulistan of Saadi The Morals of Dervishes  Story 46   A faqih had a very ugly daughter and when she attained puberty no one was...

Gulistan of Saadi The Morals of Dervishes  Story 45   A kind old man in Baghdad Gave his daughter to a cobbler. The cruel little...

Gulistan of Saadi The Morals of Dervishes  Story 44   I asked a good man concerning the qualities of the brethren of purity. He replied:...

Gulistan of Saadi The Morals of Dervishes  Story 43   A pious man saw an acrobat in great dudgeon, full of wrath and foaming at...

Gulistan of Saadi The Morals of Dervishes  Story 42   Listen to this story how in Baghdad A flag and a curtain fell into dispute....