Misattribution of the Quatrain “Speak little, and speak only for your own interest.” to Khājeh Naṣīral-Dīn Ṭūsī

Document Type : pajoohesh

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10.22081/jap.2023.75307

Abstract

Abstract: In numerous online platforms and consequently in the ninth-grade Persian textbook, the quatrain "Speak little, and speak only for your own interest..." has been erroneously attributed to Khājeh Naṣīral-Dīn Ṭūsī. This note endeavors to trace the misattributions of this quatrain to various poets throughout the history of Persian literature, ultimately identifying its original author

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