He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
SAADIHoliness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
More Saadi Quotes
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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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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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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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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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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Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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