A fellow with a disagreeable voice happened to be reading the Quran, when a pious man passed near, and asked him what his monthly salary was. He replied: ‘Nothing.’ He further inquired: ‘Then why takest thou this trouble?’ He replied: ‘I am reading for God’s sake.’ He replied: ‘For God’s sake do not read.’ <br /> <br /> If thou readest the Quran thus <br /> Thou wilt deprive the religion of splendour.<br /><br />Saadi Shirazi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ch-04-on-the-advantages-of-silence-story-14/
