4 Quotes by Attar

When a learned philosopher was in the throes of death, he said: Had I known how listening is superior to speaking, I would not have wasted my life preaching. Eloquent speech is perhaps as fine as gold but unspoken words are even more precious.

Whatever you imagine you must havelasts but for a moment.A hundred such worlds and kingdoms,are worth less than a half a barleycorn. Yet, for the sake of a single ephemeral hour of delightyou build your foundation on such unstable reality.

If you become sure-footed in love, you'll transcend everything, even blasphemy and belief.

A Drunkard accuses a Drunkard...A sot became extremely drunk - his legsAnd head sank listless, weighed by wine's thick dregs.A sober neighbour put him in a sackAnd took him homewards hoisted on his back.Another drunk went stumbling by the first,Who woke and stuck his head outside and cursed."Hey, you, you lousy dipsomaniac,"He yelled as he was borne off in the sack,"If you'd had fewer drinks, just two or three,You would be walking now as well as me.