Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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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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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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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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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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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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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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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.
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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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