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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.

Saadi

However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
SAADI

Art Ignorance Practice Reading Theory
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
SAADI

Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
SAADI

Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
SAADI

Animal Guide Hairs Power Tongue
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?
SAADI

Book Carry Learning Library Stupidity
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
SAADI

Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
SAADI

Bold Encouragement Shy
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
SAADI

Healing Lying Scars Truth Wound
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
SAADI

Goodness Himself Ignorance Men Silence
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
SAADI

Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
SAADI

God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
SAADI

Beginning Face Man Tongue Virtue
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Appearance Beautiful Children Intellectual Perfection Thinking
If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
SAADI

Change Fall Heaven Value Wisdom Worth

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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