In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
SAADIJoy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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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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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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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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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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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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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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