I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
SAADIJoy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
More Saadi Quotes
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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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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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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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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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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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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