Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
SAADIA traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
More Saadi Quotes
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Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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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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Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?
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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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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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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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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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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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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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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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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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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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