Galenus saw a fool hanging on with his hands to the collar of a learned man and insulting him, whereon he said: 'If he were learned he would not have come to this pass with an ignorant man.'

Two wise men do not contend and quarrel

Nor does a scholar fight with a contemptible fellow.

If an ignorant man in his rudeness speaks harshly

An intelligent man tenderly reconciles his heart.

Two pious men keep a hair between them untorn

And so does a mild with a headstrong man.

If however both sides are fools

If there be a chain they will snap it.

An ill-humoured man insulted someone.

He bore it and replied: 'O man of happy issue,

I am worse than thou canst say that I am

Because I know thou art not aware of my faults as I am.

~ SADI ~