Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
SAADIThe rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
More Saadi Quotes
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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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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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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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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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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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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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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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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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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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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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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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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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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Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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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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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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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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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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