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?
SAADIEvery person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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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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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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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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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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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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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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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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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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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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