When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
SAADINothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
More Saadi Quotes
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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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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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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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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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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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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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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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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