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.
SAADIWhoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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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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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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