Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
SAADIDo to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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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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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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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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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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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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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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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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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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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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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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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
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