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# Sanai

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Hakim Abul-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam Sanā'ī Ghaznavi, more commonly known as Sanai, was a poet in the Ghaznavid Empire, who wrote in Persian. He was born in 1080 and died between 1131 and 1141.

##  Quotes by Sanai

> [Knowing what you know, be serene also, like a mountain; and do not be distressed by misfortune. Knowledge without serenity is an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanai/knowing-what-you-know-be-serene-also-like-a-mountain-and-do-not-be/)

Sanai

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61c/sanai-88257_burning_knowing-what-you-know-be-serene-also-lik_1157806.png)

> [As long as you cling to your self, you will wander right and left, day and night, for thousands of years; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanai/as-long-as-you-cling-to-your-self-you-will-wander-right-and-left-day/)

Sanai

[Day and night](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day-and-night/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/952/sanai-88257_day-and-night_as-long-as-you-cling-to-your-self-you-wi_1894298.png)

> [While reason is still tracking down the secret, you end your quest on the open field of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanai/while-reason-is-still-tracking-down-the-secret-you-end-your-quest-on/)

Sanai

[Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/sanai-88257_adventure_while-reason-is-still-tracking-down-the_2635538.png)

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