Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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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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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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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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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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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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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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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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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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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Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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