A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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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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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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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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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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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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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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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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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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