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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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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
SAADI

Friendship Stranger
Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
SAADI

Grace Men Mistake Reputation Secret Yourself
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
SAADI

Book Death Discipline Live Religious True
Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
SAADI

Book Heart Learning Reading Tree
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
SAADI

Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
SAADI

Healing Lying Scars Truth Wound
In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
SAADI

Desire Inspirational Safety Sea Treasure Wisdom Yourself
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
SAADI

Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
SAADI

Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
SAADI

Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
SAADI

Bold Encouragement Shy
Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
SAADI

Animal Beyond Creation Dog Excellence Gratitude Human Man Worth
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
SAADI

Desire Limitation Yourself
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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Evil Goodness People
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
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.
SAADI

Creation Essence Human Pain Soul Sympathy Uncomfortable Yourself

Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.

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