Saadi
Persian poet and moralist whose Gulistan (Rose Garden) and Bustan (Orchard) are masterpieces of Persian prose and verse. His aphorisms, translated into European languages in the 17th century, influenced Enlightenment thought.
Persian poet and moralist whose Gulistan (Rose Garden) and Bustan (Orchard) are masterpieces of Persian prose and verse. His aphorisms, translated into European languages in the 17th century, influenced Enlightenment thought.