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.
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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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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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 heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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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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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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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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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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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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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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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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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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