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Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.

Saadi

I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
SAADI

Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
SAADI

Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
SAADI

Animal Eat Excellence Men Praise Sleep
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
SAADI

Book Death Discipline Live Religious True
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.
SAADI

Men Strong Time Tree Wisdom
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
SAADI

Bold Encouragement Shy
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.
SAADI

Body Compassion Essence Human Pain Suffering Yourself
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
SAADI

Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
SAADI

Heart Oneself Person Virtue World
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
SAADI

Advice Deep Prison Tree Virtue
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
SAADI

Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience Sports
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
SAADI

Hurry Wasted
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
SAADI

Forgiveness Oppression Wound
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
SAADI

Happiness Sex Voice Woman
In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
SAADI

Desire Inspirational Safety Sea Treasure Wisdom Yourself
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
SAADI

Appearance Deep Mindset Virtue

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