A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
SAADIThe stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
More Saadi Quotes
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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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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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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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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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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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.
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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 rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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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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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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