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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.

Saadi

Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
SAADI

Failure Man Secret Yourself
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
SAADI

God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
SAADI

Break Endurance Enemy Friendship
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
SAADI

Oneself Reveal Secret Silence Talk
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.
SAADI

Himself Judgement Night Recovery Wine
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
SAADI

Harmony Heart Music Togetherness
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
SAADI

Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
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?
SAADI

Book Carry Learning Library Stupidity
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
SAADI

Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
SAADI

Advice Help Men Wisdom
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
SAADI

Fear God Himself
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
SAADI

Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
SAADI

Book Death Discipline Live Religious True
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
SAADI

Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
SAADI

Beautiful Money Worth
The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
SAADI

Fall Family Human Humble Humility Man Son

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