سندبادنامه 108
English (machine translation) 108
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108.1
of this appear upon the pages of his circumstances and the margins of his deeds, the dues of sincere counsel
shall be discharged under the conditions of generosity." Sindbād did obeisance and said: "Whatever
is possible within human capacity, setting forth the requirements of advice and the obligations of instruction to the limit
of ability and the utmost of power, shall be presented."
Then he occupied himself with instructing the prince, and whatever there was of curiosities, fragments, subtleties,
and fine points of the sciences, he recounted to him with explanation and proof, conveying it to his auspicious ear.
108.7
However, by virtue of the fact that the prince was in the youth of his age and the beginning of boyhood, he reckoned those pearls and gems as
pebbles, and did not set his heart upon acquiring knowledge or bearing the burdens of the hardship of memorization and repetition.
Until a time passed in this way, and in the treasury of his breast nothing was stored up of the coins of the sciences,
while Sindbād expended his effort in instruction and teaching whatever could be contained in the expanse of his capacity and the vessel of his power,
and passed the time morning and evening with 'perhaps' and 'maybe', waiting
for an opportunity, watching for the hours of good fortune, and saying:
108.13
"Perhaps God will bring about some new thing after that:"
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- سندبادنامه — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian