Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
SAADIYou who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
More Saadi Quotes
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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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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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Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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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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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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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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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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