batch.motif.persian-sadi-gulistan-ross-gutenberg-l4574-l4599
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record_id: batch.motif.persian-sadi-gulistan-ross-gutenberg-l4574-l4599
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
passage_locator:
label: LXXXII / LXXXIII / LXXXIV / LXXXV; lines 4574-4599
start: '4574'
end: '4599'
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 short moral aphorisms contrasting learning with diligence,
knowledge with travel, theory with practice, devotion with learning, moral use
of scripture with mere recitation, sincere humility with sloth or pride, and kind
conduct with misanthropic learning.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A scholar without diligence is compared to a lover without money.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A traveller without knowledge is compared to a bird without wings.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A theorist without practice is compared to a tree without fruit.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: A devotee without learning is compared to a house without an entrance.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: The passage states that the Koran was sent down from heaven so that mankind
might use it as a manual of morals rather than merely recite it in sections.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: A sincere publican is described as proceeding on foot.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: A slothful Pharisee is described as mounted and asleep.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: A sinner who humbles himself in prayer is said to be more acceptable than
a devotee who is proud.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: A courteous and kind-hearted soldier of fortune is said to be better than
a misanthropic and learned divine.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: scholar without diligence
description: A scholar lacking diligence in the first aphoristic comparison.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: lover without money
description: A lover lacking money, used as a comparison for the scholar without
diligence.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: traveller without knowledge
description: A traveller lacking knowledge, compared to a bird without wings.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: bird without wings
description: A bird lacking wings, used as a comparison for the traveller without
knowledge.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: theorist without practice
description: A theorist lacking practice, compared to a tree without fruit.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: devotee without learning
description: A devotee lacking learning, compared to a house without an entrance.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: mankind
description: The intended recipients who are to make the Koran a manual of morals.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: sincere publican
description: A sincere publican who has proceeded on foot.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: slothful Pharisee
description: A slothful Pharisee who is mounted and asleep.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: sinner in prayer
description: A sinner who humbles himself in prayer.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: proud devotee
description: A devotee puffed up with pride.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: kind-hearted soldier of fortune
description: A courteous and kind-hearted soldier of fortune.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: misanthropic learned divine
description: A misanthropic and learned divine.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: deficient possessor of status or vocation
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: These figures possess a named vocation or identity but lack a necessary quality
such as diligence, knowledge, practice, or learning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: analogical image of lack
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
basis: These figures are used as analogies for lack or incapacity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: intended moral users of scripture
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Mankind is said to be meant to use the Koran as a manual of morals.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: sincere humble figure
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The publican is called sincere and is shown proceeding on foot.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: slothful privileged figure
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The Pharisee is called slothful and is described as mounted and asleep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: humble penitent
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The sinner humbles himself in prayer and is judged more acceptable.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: proud religious figure
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The devotee is described as puffed up with pride.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: courteous worldly figure
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The soldier of fortune is described as courteous and kind-hearted.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: learned but misanthropic religious figure
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The divine is described as learned and misanthropic.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fruitless tree
literal_form: tree without fruit
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: wingless bird
literal_form: bird without wings
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: entranceless house
literal_form: house without an entrance
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: scripture from heaven
literal_form: Koran sent down from heaven
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: mounted sleeper
literal_form: slothful Pharisee mounted and asleep
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: walking sincerity
literal_form: sincere publican proceeding on foot
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Aphorisms of missing essentials
summary: Several social or intellectual identities are paired with images of deficiency
when they lack a necessary quality.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Scripture as moral manual
summary: The Koran is said to have been sent down from heaven for moral use rather
than sectional recitation alone.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Sincere publican and slothful Pharisee
summary: A sincere publican proceeds on foot while a slothful Pharisee is mounted
and asleep.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Humility preferred to proud devotion
summary: A humble praying sinner is valued above a proud devotee, and a courteous
soldier of fortune is valued above a misanthropic learned divine.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: wisdom through moral practice rather than status or recitation
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage repeatedly prefers diligence, knowledge, practice, learning,
moral use of scripture, humility, and kindness over empty status, sloth, pride,
or mere recitation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is an ethical aphoristic motif rather than a narrative mythic episode.
- id: motif:2
label: humble sinner preferred to proud religious figure
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The publican and praying sinner are favorably contrasted with the slothful
Pharisee and proud devotee.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states a moral contrast but does not narrate a developed judgment
scene.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The publican and Pharisee contrast in this passage resembles a moral pattern
in which humility is favored over religious pride.
claim_level: same_function
target: humble penitent versus proud religious figure pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage itself supports only a functional comparison of roles and
moral valuation; it does not provide historical or textual transmission details.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 4574-4580 / LXXXII
quote_or_summary: 'Aphorism compares a scholar without diligence, traveller without
knowledge, theorist without practice, and devotee without learning to figures
or objects lacking necessary means: lover without money, bird without wings, tree
without fruit, and house without an entrance.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 4582-4586 / LXXXIII
quote_or_summary: The Koran is described as sent down from heaven so mankind may
use it as a manual of morals, not merely recite it by sections.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 4588-4591 / LXXXIV
quote_or_summary: The sincere publican proceeds on foot, while the slothful Pharisee
is mounted and asleep.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 4593-4599 / LXXXV
quote_or_summary: A humble sinner in prayer is more acceptable than a proud devotee;
a courteous and kind-hearted soldier of fortune is better than a misanthropic
learned divine.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/persian/project-gutenberg/gulistan-sadi-ross.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is a set of moral aphorisms with clear contrasts. Motif extraction
is reliable at the ethical-pattern level, but mythological motif mapping is limited.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata; taxonomy references limited to provided available refs.
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