The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
SAADIWhoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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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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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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It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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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 not in the desire of thine own ease.
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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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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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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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