Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
SAADIA handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
More Saadi Quotes
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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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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.
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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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