The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
SAADIHoliness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
More Saadi Quotes
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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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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 dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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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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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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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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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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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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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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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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