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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.

Saadi

He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
SAADI

Food God Himself Slave Worship
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
SAADI

Oneself Reveal Secret Silence Talk
No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
SAADI

Art End Enemy Learning Myself Person Target
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
SAADI

Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
SAADI

Judgement Men Silence Talk Virtue Wisdom
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.
SAADI

God Judgement Law Story World
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
SAADI

Animal Guide Hairs Power Tongue
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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Evil Goodness People
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
SAADI

Beautiful End Equality Joy Sorrow Time
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.
SAADI

Creation Essence Human Pain Soul Sympathy Uncomfortable Yourself
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
SAADI

Appearance Deep Mindset Virtue
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
SAADI

Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
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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Difference Expectation Eyes Herself Himself
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
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Enemy Kind Learning Man Religious Rule
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
SAADI

Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
SAADI

Men Strong Time Tree Wisdom

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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