Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
SAADIWhoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
SAADIIt is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
SAADIA lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
SAADIHowever much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
SAADIAll 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.
SAADIIf a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
SAADIHe who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
SAADIReligion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
SAADIThe heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
SAADIYou who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
SAADITo pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
SAADIA grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
SAADIWhenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
SAADIEvery person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
SAADITake care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
SAADIKings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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