Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
SAADIWhen 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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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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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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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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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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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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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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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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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.
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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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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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