Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
SAADIVirtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
SAADIVirtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
SAADIThe bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
SAADIReligion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
SAADIA 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.
SAADIPeople are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
SAADIO Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
SAADIOh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
SAADIHe 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?
SAADIA grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
SAADII have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
SAADIOh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
SAADIWhoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
SAADIBe not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
SAADIThere is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
SAADIIt is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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