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?
SAADIYou who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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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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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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