Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
SAADIWhen the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
More Saadi Quotes
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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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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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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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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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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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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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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Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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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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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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