I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
SAADIWere the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
More Saadi Quotes
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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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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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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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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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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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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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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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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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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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