The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
SAADIReveal 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.
More Saadi Quotes
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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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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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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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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