In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
SAADIA 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.
More Saadi Quotes
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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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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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 man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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