A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
SAADIWhatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
More Saadi Quotes
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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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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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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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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 rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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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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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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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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