Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
SAADIHave patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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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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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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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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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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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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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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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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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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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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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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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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