Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
SAADIVirtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
More Saadi Quotes
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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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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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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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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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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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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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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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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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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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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He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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