Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
SAADIA dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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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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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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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.
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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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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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He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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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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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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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.
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