The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
SAADIHuman 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.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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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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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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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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