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.
SAADITwo orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
More Saadi Quotes
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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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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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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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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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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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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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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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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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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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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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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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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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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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Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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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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