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.
SAADIIf a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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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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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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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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Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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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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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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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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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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