I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
SAADIHave patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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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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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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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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Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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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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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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