Nasreddin: I can see in the dark.
Man: That may be so. But if it is true, why do you sometimes carry a candle at night?
Nasreddin: To prevent other people from bumping into me.


N. Hanif (ed.), Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: Central Asia and Middle East (2002)

Nasreddin Quotes

Nasreddin: I can see in the dark. Man: That may be so. But if it is true, why do you sometimes carry a candle at night? Nasreddin: To prevent other...

Nasreddin: I can see in the dark. Man: That may be so. But if it is true, why do you sometimes carry a candle at night? Nasreddin: To prevent other...

Nasreddin: I can see in the dark. Man: That may be so. But if it is true, why do you sometimes carry a candle at night? Nasreddin: To prevent other...

Nasreddin: I can see in the dark. Man: That may be so. But if it is true, why do you sometimes carry a candle at night? Nasreddin: To prevent other...