Chapter IV - ON THE ADVANTAGES OF SILENCE

Story 

  I said to a friend that I have chosen rather to be silent than to

speak because on most occasions good and bad words are scattered

concurrently but enemies perceive only the latter. He replied: 'That

enemy is the greatest who does not see any good.'

        The brother of enmity passes not near a good man

        Except to consider him as a most wicked liar.

        Virtue is to the eyes of enmity the greatest fault.

        Sa'di is a rose but to the eye of enemies a thorn.

        The world illumining sun and fountain of light

        Look ugly to the eye of the mole.