Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
SAADIAnger 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.
More Saadi Quotes
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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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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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
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Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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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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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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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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All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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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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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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