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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.

Saadi

I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
SAADI

Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Advice Help Men Wisdom
You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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Feeling Human Pain Suffering Yourself
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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Happiness Sex Voice Woman
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Forgiveness God Myself Prayer Sin
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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Appearance Deep Mindset Virtue
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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People Prayer Religion Service
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Animal Beyond Creation Dog Excellence Gratitude Human Man Worth
Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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Grace Men Mistake Reputation Secret Yourself
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
SAADI

Healing Lying Scars Truth Wound
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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Body Compassion Essence Human Pain Suffering Yourself
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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Harmony Heart Music Togetherness
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
SAADI

Goodness Himself Ignorance Men Silence
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish

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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