Kings stand in more need of wise men than wise men do of appointments at court.
Saadi in Gulistan (The Rose Garden) (1258), translated by Francis Gladwin
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1 Dan Costinas said on 02 April 2013: |
| Or: «Padshahs stand more in need of the advice of intelligent men than intelligent men of the proximity of padshahs.» ~ in Edward Rehatsek's translation |