In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
SAADIA man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
More Saadi Quotes
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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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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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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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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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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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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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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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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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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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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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?
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It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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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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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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