He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
SAADIHoliness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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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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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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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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When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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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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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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