I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
SAADIThe remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
More Saadi Quotes
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Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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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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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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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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No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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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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A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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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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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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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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