Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
SAADIA friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
More Saadi Quotes
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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