He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
SAADIDo to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
More Saadi Quotes
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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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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Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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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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Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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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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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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