The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
SAADIEvery person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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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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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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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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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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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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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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