All people are limbs of one body, made from one essence.

What it means

Saadi's most famous lines say humanity is one body: when one part hurts, the rest cannot rest. If another's pain leaves you untouched, he adds, you do not deserve the name human. Let other people's trouble reach you.

The source

"All people are limbs of one body, made from one essence." Saadi said it in Gulistan 1.10. Translated by James Ross, 1823.

"The sons of Adam are members one of another, for in their creation they have a common origin"

James Ross, 1823, Gulistan 1.10. Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

Saadi (c. 1210–1291). Poet of Shiraz who travelled for decades before writing the Bustan and the Gulistan, a book of stories and maxims in prose and verse.

Questions

What does "All people are limbs of one body, made from one essence." mean?

Saadi's most famous lines say humanity is one body: when one part hurts, the rest cannot rest. If another's pain leaves you untouched, he adds, you do not deserve the name human. Let other people's trouble reach you.

Who said "All people are limbs of one body, made from one essence."?

Saadi (c. 1210–1291). Source: Gulistan 1.10.

What is the original wording?

The sons of Adam are members one of another, for in their creation they have a common origin (James Ross, 1823). Translated by James Ross, 1823.

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