Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
SAADIHe 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.
More Saadi Quotes
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Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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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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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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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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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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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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