The Knight in the Panther's Skin Quotes

“That which we give makes us richer, that which is hoarded is lost”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“Know that a rose without thorns has never been plucked”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“Death finds his way unimpeded, be the path narrow or rocky”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“რაც არა გწადდეს, იგი ქმენ, ნუ სდევ წადილთა ნებასა”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“Every rose will fade and wither, no matter though it once was fair.
The dry rose falls within the garden, a new rose arises there.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“Sometimes the heart endures all grief because it seeks joy at the start.”
― Lyn Coffin, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“Tinatin made the sun seem flawed, the sun that imitated her.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“Bounteousness, like Eden's poplars, is planted in kings to use.
The generous are obeyed even by those with treacherous views.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“The heart cannot survive when you on it excessive joy bestow.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“The sweetly discoursing tongue lures forth the serpent from its lair.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“He wore wrapped around his body a luxurious panther skin
And on his head he wore a panther cap that came down to his chin.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“His face was crystal, his mouth a ruby, even at that hour.
Sheathed in chain mail, he sat on his white horse like a golden tower.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“Then he said: "Weep not, my daughter, but hear what I'm about to say:
You are an Arabian king, named by me a sovereign today.
From this moment on, this kingdom is yours, to do with as you may.
You who do things wisely, be calm now and compose yourself, I pray.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“სადა გინდ ვიყო, რა მგამა, ყოფამცა მქონდა ნებისა!”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“828"Heart, mind and thought depend one upon   p. 133   another. When heart goes the others also go and follow it. A man deprived of heart cannot play the man; he is chased forth from men. Thou”
― Shota Rustaveli, Man in the Panther's Skin: A Romantic Epic

“He could have sunk in an abyss or flown to heaven's gate, and through.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“There's none to rival me in archery, that's the thing I most rue.
Only Avtandil is like me at all, because I taught him true.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“Учит нас Платон-философ,
Чьи слова знакомы всем:
«Ложь вредит сначала телу,
Разрушает дух затем».”
― Шота Руставели, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“სჯობს სიცოცხლისა გაძლება, მისთვის თავისა დადება”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin

“Tariel achieved everything!
He is not on the throne alone.”
― Shota Rustaveli, The Knight in the Panther's Skin