<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=512173" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Ch 03 On The Excellence Of Contentment Story 12</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">One of the ullemma had many eaters to provide for and only a slender income. This fact he communicated to a great man of whose character he entertained a very favourable opinion but his expectations were disappointed because the man made a wry face and averred that according to his opinion applications from respectable persons for aid are unbecoming.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> With a face made sad by misfortune, to a dear friend <br> Do not go because thou wilt embitter his life also. <br> For the needful for which thou appliest, go with a fresh and smiling face. <br> The man of joyful countenance will not be unsuccessful in his affairs. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">It is related that the great man augmented his stipend a little but considerably diminished his familiarity towards him and when he perceived after some days that it was not as usual, he recited:</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> ‘Evil is the food which the time of degradation acquires. <br> The kettle is indeed placed but the dignity is lowered.’ <br> He increased my bread but diminished my honour. <br> Poverty is better than the degradation of asking.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Sa+di">Sa di</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=512173" data-title="Ch 03 On The Excellence Of Contentment Story 12 de Sa di" data-description="One of the ullemma had many eaters to provide for and only a slender income. This fact he communicated to a great man of whose character he entertained a very favourable opinion but his expectations were disappointed because the man made a wry fac..."></div> </div> </div>

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