Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
SAADIHe who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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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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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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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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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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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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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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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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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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