To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
SAADIReligion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
More Saadi Quotes
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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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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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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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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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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.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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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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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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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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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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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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