Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
SAADIBe thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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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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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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