Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
SAADIWhoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
More Saadi Quotes
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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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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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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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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.
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Be 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.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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