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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.

Saadi

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
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
SAADI

Fake Mischief Peace Truth
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
SAADI

Beautiful Money Worth
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
SAADI

Desire Feeling Selfish
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
SAADI

Confidence Cry Himself Love People Rich Smile Ugly
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
SAADI

Advice Help Men Wisdom
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
SAADI

Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
SAADI

Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
SAADI

Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
SAADI

Holy Need Starve
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
SAADI

Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
SAADI

Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience Sports
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
SAADI

Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
SAADI

Art Ignorance Practice Reading Theory
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
SAADI

Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
SAADI

Enemy Kind Learning Man Religious Rule

People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.

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