Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
SAADIVirtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
More Saadi Quotes
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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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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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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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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Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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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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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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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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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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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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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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