The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that...
Bowl of Saki for August 21 The whole world's treasure is too small a price to pay for a word that kindles the soul. Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan A person with his riches knows that he is rich, he need not put on fifty rings to tell everybody how rich he is, but the one who puts on fifty rings is seldom rich. There is a beautiful simile known in India, that it is the empty vessel that makes the noise, when it is filled with water it makes no noise.... Sign in to see full entry.