Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
SAADIA peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
More Saadi Quotes
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If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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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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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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He 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.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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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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Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.
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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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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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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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