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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

Saadi

A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
SAADI

Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
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.
SAADI

Bad Earth Face Fortune Heaven Nature
Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
SAADI

Failure Man Secret Yourself
No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
SAADI

Art End Enemy Learning Myself Person Target
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
SAADI

Friendship Stranger
If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
SAADI

Gold Pieces Worth
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
SAADI

Compassion Kindness Lust
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
SAADI

Forgiveness Oppression Wound
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
SAADI

Fear God Himself
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
SAADI

Animal Guide Hairs Power Tongue
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
SAADI

Enemy Kind Learning Man Religious Rule
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
SAADI

Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience Sports
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
SAADI

Argument Discover Ignorance Order Wisdom Yourself
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
SAADI

Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
SAADI

Himself Judgement Night Recovery Wine
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
SAADI

Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win

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