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.
SAADIA tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
More Saadi Quotes
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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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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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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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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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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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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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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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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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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