It is widely quoted as a source of wisdom. The well-known aphorism still frequently repeated in the western world, about being sad because one has no shoes until one meets the man who has no feet "whereupon I thanked Providence for its bounty to myself" is from the Golestan.
It is commonly cited as a source of wisdom. The widely recognized proverb, still frequently recited in the western world, about being sad because one has no shoes until meeting the man who has no feet "whereupon I thanked Providence for its bounty to myself" originates from the Golestan.