Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
SAADIUse a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
More Saadi Quotes
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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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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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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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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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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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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A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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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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Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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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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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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Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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