Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
SAADIHe who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
More Saadi Quotes
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Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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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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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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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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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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When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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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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Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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