Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
SAADIPatience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
More Saadi Quotes
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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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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Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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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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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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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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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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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.
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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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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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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