Wisdom No. 49: Whoever has an enemy before him, if he does not kill him, he is his own enemy.
حکمت شماره ۴۹: هر که را دشمن پیش است، اگر نکشد دشمن خویش است.
Whoever has an enemy before him, if he does not kill him, he is his own enemy.
هر که را دشمن پیش است، اگر نکشد دشمن خویش است.
With a stone in hand and the snake's head on a stone,
It is foolish to hesitate and delay.
سنگ بر دست و مار سر بر سنگ
خیرهرایی بود قیاس و درنگ
Wisdom No. 49: Whoever has an enemy before him, if he does not kill him, he is his own enemy.
Book: Gulistan