The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
SAADIThe stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
SAADIThe 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.
SAADIThe heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
SAADIWhoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
SAADIBe 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.
SAADIHe who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
SAADIA traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
SAADIKings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
SAADIPublish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
SAADIA dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
SAADIWhoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
SAADIA man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
SAADIO wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
SAADIHuman 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.
SAADIHe who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
SAADIWhoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
SAADI