Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
SAADIA wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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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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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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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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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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