Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
SAADIHoliness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
SAADIIn the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
SAADIA lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
SAADIMake no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
SAADIA grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
SAADIIf a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
SAADIHave patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
SAADIIt is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
SAADIWhatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
SAADIYou who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
SAADIKings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
SAADIForgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
SAADIThe stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
SAADIBe thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
SAADITake care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
SAADIReligion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
SAADI