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.
SAADIThe best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.
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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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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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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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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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