He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
SAADIWhen a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
More Saadi Quotes
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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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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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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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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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If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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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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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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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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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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