O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
SAADIHowever 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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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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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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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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If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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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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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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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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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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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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He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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