A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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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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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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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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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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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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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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