Abolqasem Ferdowsi Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
-
“But all this world is like a tale we hear - Men's evil, and their glory, disappear.”
-- Abolqasem Ferdowsi -
“From moment then to moment their desire Gained strength, and wisdom fled before love's fire; Passion engulfed them, and these lovers lay Entwined together till the break of day.”
-- Abolqasem Ferdowsi -
“I turn to right and left, in all the earth I see no signs of justice, sense or worth: A man does evil deeds, and all his days Are filled with luck and universal praise; Another's good in all he does - he dies A wretched, broken man whom all despise.”
-- Abolqasem Ferdowsi -
“And while one is brought up with luxury and caresses, and is thrown bewildered and despairing into a dark pit, another is lifted from the pit and raised to a throne where a jeweled crown is placed on his head. The world has no shame in doing this; it is prompt to hand out both pleasure and pain and has no need of us an our doings.”
-- Abolqasem Ferdowsi -
“I am deathless, I am the eternal Lord For I have spread the seed of the Word.”
-- Abolqasem Ferdowsi -
“Our lives pass from us like the wind, and why Should wise men grieve to know that they must die? The Judas blossom fades, the lovely face Of light is dimmed, and darkness takes its place.”
-- Abolqasem Ferdowsi
You may also like:
-
Abu Hanifa
Imam -
Abu Rayhan al-Biruni
Scholar -
Ahmad Shamloo
Poet -
Al-Ghazali
Theologian -
Amin Maalouf
Author -
Averroes
Philosopher -
Avicenna
Philosopher -
Elif Safak
Author -
Farid al-Din Attar
Poet -
Hafez
Poet -
Ibn Arabi
Philosopher -
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Writer -
Khalil Gibran
Poet -
Nizami Ganjavi
Poet -
Omar Khayyam
Philosopher -
Rajneesh
Guru -
Rumi
Poet -
Saadi
Poet -
Sanai
Poet -
Zoroaster
Prophet