A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
SAADIThe rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
More Saadi Quotes
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There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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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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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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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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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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