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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SaadiSaadi None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
SaadiSaadi A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
SaadiSaadi The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
SaadiSaadi The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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SaadiSaadi Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
SaadiSaadi 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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