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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?

Saadi

The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
SAADI

Desire Limitation Yourself
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
SAADI

Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
SAADI

God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
SAADI

Body Empty Mindset See Soul Wisdom
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
SAADI

Hurry Wasted
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
SAADI

Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
SAADI

Body Deep Empty Food Spirit Spiritual
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
SAADI

Fake Mischief Peace Truth
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
SAADI

Friendship Stranger
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
SAADI

Book Death Discipline Live Religious True
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
SAADI

Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
SAADI

Appearance Face Heart Keys Love Wound
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
SAADI

Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
SAADI

Feeling Human Pain Suffering Yourself
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
SAADI

Art Ignorance Practice Reading Theory
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.
SAADI

God Judgement Law Story World

However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?

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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?

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