Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
SAADIThe hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
More Saadi Quotes
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Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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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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Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.
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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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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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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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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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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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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.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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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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