Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
SAADIExpose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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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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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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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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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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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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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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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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When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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