I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
SAADIVirtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
More Saadi Quotes
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A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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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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Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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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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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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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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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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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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