Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
SAADIPatience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
More Saadi Quotes
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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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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Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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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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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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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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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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