Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
SAADIGod gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
More Saadi Quotes
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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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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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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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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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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