When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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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He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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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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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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Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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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 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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Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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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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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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