Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
SAADIKings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
More Saadi Quotes
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Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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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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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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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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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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Be 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.
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Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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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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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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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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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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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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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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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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