If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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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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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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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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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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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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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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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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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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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