If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
SAADIWhoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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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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No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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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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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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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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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.
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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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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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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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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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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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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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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?
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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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