Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
SAADIWhen a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
More Saadi Quotes
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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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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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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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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Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?
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Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
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