[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Islamic world](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl) › [Persian](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa) › [Story books adapted from India](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa) › [سندبادنامه](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt) › 123.54 # سندبادنامه 123.54 English (machine translation) 123.54 - **Language:** English ### [123.54](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.123.54) One of the company of viziers said, 'There are four things that do not warrant praise or blame until they are completed: first, food until it is digested; second, a pregnant woman until she gives birth; third, a brave warrior until he emerges from the battle; fourth, a farmer until he gathers yield and crop from the seed and grain.' Another said, 'No science can be acquired without tools and instruments, and those are purity of nature, perfection of sagacity, and strength of memory and reflection; and with all this, it cannot be possible without divine grace and celestial confirmation. The custom and experience of people is that when in the beginning of growth, the start of childhood, the tenderness of age, and the prime of youth—when the mind and memory are at the height of sharpness and clarity, and natural talent and intelligence are in the perfection of growth and development—if nothing of the sciences is acquired, it will likewise not be acquired at the close of one's days and in old age.' Another said, 'Sindbād is deeply versed in the sciences and virtues, and abundantly endowed with numerous disciplines; and sages consider it an obligation to guard and protect the gardens of words, the meadow of speech, - [Previous: 123.53](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.123.53) - [Next: 123.65](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.123.65) - [Up: 123](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.123) ## Linked texts (1) - [سندبادنامه](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama.123.54) — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.123.54](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.123.54) · Pramāṇa