A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
SAADIDo to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
More Saadi Quotes
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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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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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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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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No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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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.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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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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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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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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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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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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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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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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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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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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