Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
SAADIA grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
More Saadi Quotes
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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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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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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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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It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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