batch.motif.persian-sadi-gulistan-ross-gutenberg-l4494-l4511
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record_id: batch.motif.persian-sadi-gulistan-ross-gutenberg-l4494-l4511
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
passage_locator:
label: XLVII / XLVIII / LXIII / LXVII; lines 4494-4511
start: '4494'
end: '4511'
translation: The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: 'The passage gives two moral admonitions: one criticizes abandoning lawful
bodily desire for public approval rather than for God; the other says a wise person
should not overlook vulgar insolence through clemency, because this reduces respect
for the wise person and reinforces the offenders'' brutality.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A person who renounces carnal indulgence to gain mankind's good opinion is
said to abandon a lawful passion and enter into what is forbidden.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A hermit is described as retiring to a cell not for the sake of God.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The hermit's heart is compared to a tarnished mirror.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: A wise man is advised not to overlook the insolence of the vulgar through
clemency.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: If vulgar insolence is overlooked, respect for the wise man is lessened and
the vulgar people's brutality is confirmed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Addressing the low with urbanity and kindness is said to add to their pride
and arrogance.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: person seeking mankind's good opinion
description: A person who foregoes carnal indulgence in order to gain public approval.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: hermit
description: A hermit who retires to a cell but not for the sake of God.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: wise man
description: A wise man addressed as the subject of advice about clemency and insolence.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: the vulgar / the low
description: People characterized as insolent, brutal, proud, and arrogant when
treated with excessive urbanity and kindness.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: hypocritical renouncer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The person gives up carnal indulgence for human approval rather than a sacred
motive.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: false hermit
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The hermit withdraws to a cell but not for God's sake.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: recipient and model of prudential advice
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage says what a wise man should not do when faced with vulgar insolence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: insolent vulgar people
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They are described as insolent, brutal, proud, and arrogant in response to
excessive kindness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tarnished mirror
literal_form: mirror or heart described as tarnished
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: cell
literal_form: hermit's cell
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Renunciation for public approval
summary: A moral statement criticizes someone who renounces lawful bodily desire
to gain public esteem, and applies this criticism to a hermit withdrawing to a
cell without a God-directed motive.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Warning against indulgent clemency toward insolence
summary: A moral statement warns that a wise man who overlooks vulgar insolence
loses respect and strengthens the offenders' brutality; kindness toward the low
is said to increase their arrogance.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: wisdom admonition against hypocritical asceticism
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage gives an explicit moral judgment about renunciation done for
public reputation rather than for God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: This is an ethical maxim rather than a narrative mythic episode; the taxonomy
match is broad.
- id: motif:2
label: wisdom admonition against misplaced clemency
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage offers practical counsel that excessive leniency toward insolence
harms both the wise person and the offenders.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is aphoristic advice, not a developed mythological motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4494-4497 / section LXVII
quote_or_summary: Whoever gives up carnal indulgence to gain mankind's approval
is described as abandoning lawful passion and involving himself in the forbidden.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 4497-4499 / section LXVII
quote_or_summary: A hermit is criticized for retiring to a cell without doing so
for the sake of God; his heart is described through the image of a tarnished mirror.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 4503-4507 / section LXIX
quote_or_summary: A wise man should not overlook vulgar insolence through clemency,
because respect for him is reduced and the offenders' brutality is reinforced.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 4507-4509 / section LXIX
quote_or_summary: Addressing the low with urbanity and kindness is said to increase
their pride and arrogance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is aphoristic and moral rather than mythic; literal extraction
is straightforward, while motif assignment is limited to the broad available wisdom
category.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No comparison claims were added because the supplied passage does not itself support a specific comparative claim beyond broad wisdom literature classification.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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