Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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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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A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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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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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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