If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
SAADIBe not in the desire of thine own ease.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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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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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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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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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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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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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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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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Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
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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 the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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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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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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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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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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