Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
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.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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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 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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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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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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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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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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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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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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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 acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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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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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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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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