Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
SAADIHe 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?
More Saadi Quotes
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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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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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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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All 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.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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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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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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