A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
SAADIBe generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
More Saadi Quotes
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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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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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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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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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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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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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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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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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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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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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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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