If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft,
And from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left,
Sell one, and with the dole
Buy hyacinths to feed thy soul.
According to the source where found:
"This beautiful verse was written by MOSLIH EDDIN (MUSLIH-UN-DIN) SAADI (SADI), who was a major Persian poet of the medieval times. It is just one of the many beautiful verses in his book Gulistan ("The Rose Garden")." (Rhinehart Neas, 2009)
Linda Rhinehart Neas (2009) <on-line> Hyacinths to Feed Thy Soul on the "Words from the heart" blog. Avalaible at: http://contemplativeed.blogspot.com/2009/04/hyacinths-to-feed-thy-soul.html last eccessed 31st october 2009.