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No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.

Saadi

Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
SAADI

Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
SAADI

Forgiveness Generosity God People
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
SAADI

Secret True Yourself
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
SAADI

Fear God Himself
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
SAADI

Appearance Jewel Treasure Woman Worth
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
SAADI

Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
SAADI

Beautiful Money Worth
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
SAADI

Desire Limitation Yourself
He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
SAADI

Escape Fruit Himself Live
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
SAADI

Body Empty Mindset See Soul Wisdom
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
SAADI

People Prayer Religion Service
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
SAADI

Oneself Reveal Secret Silence Talk
The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
SAADI

Fall Family Human Humble Humility Man Son
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
SAADI

Body Deep Empty Food Spirit Spiritual
Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
SAADI

Ignorance Knowledge
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
SAADI

Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings

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