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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.

Saadi

Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
SAADI

Desire Feeling Selfish
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
SAADI

Advice Deep Prison Tree Virtue
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
SAADI

Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
SAADI

Body Empty Mindset See Soul Wisdom
He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
SAADI

Different Human Suffering True
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
Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
SAADI

Affect Appearance Eyes Heart Impression
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
SAADI

Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
SAADI

Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
SAADI

Fake Mischief Peace Truth
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
SAADI

Confidence Cry Himself Love People Rich Smile Ugly
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
SAADI

God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
SAADI

Beautiful Company Girl Ignorance Man Wasted Wisdom
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
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
SAADI

Animal Guide Hairs Power Tongue
It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
SAADI

Break Endurance Enemy Friendship

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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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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