Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
SAADIA grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
More Saadi Quotes
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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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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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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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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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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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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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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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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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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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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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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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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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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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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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Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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