The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
If you think you can do it, you can.
After a storm comes a calm.
Know or listen to those who know.
Well done is better than well said.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.
It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics.