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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE PHILOSOPHER.AND THE MERCHANT. 13 and apply what I have said to present circumstances. I will in a future number give you a captivating example from ancient history of the true spirit of government. THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE MERCHANT. WISDOM is the science of Life. In the capital of an Eastern kingdom lived many ages since Seid Ali, a man so devoted to science that he neglected everything else. He had made many profound and important discoveries, of which others had availed themselves to obtain distinction and wealth?whilst he was passing the meridian of life, his patrimony spent in experiments, his health impaired by study, his temper soured by neglect. He had for a neighbour and acquaintance Ghulam Hassan, known throughout the city by the appellation of the Honest Merchant. Hassan had begun the world with very little education and no money, but in recompense he had a straightforward understanding, quick observation, a very agreeable frankness of manner, and a heart without guile. Consequently he was universally courted, and though much given to hospitality and the performance of very generous acts, he had amassed a considerable fortune. To him in his extremity, Seid disclosed all his griefs. When he had finished? I have a few friends coming to sup with me this evening, said Hassan; be of the party, and when they are gone, we will talk of your affairs. In the meantime, take this purse for present exigencies. I will enable you soon to repay me. How it is to be done, I will endeavour to devise before we meet again. Only keep up your spirits, and all shall be well. Kind intentions need no preface. The moment the guests were gone, Hassan began thus: You see, my friend, you have kept yourself so much in your study, that yours is the fame of a dead man. You h...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217125871 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217125875 |
| Weight | 0.94 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.64 In |
| List Price | $22.54 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 286 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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