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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.

Saadi

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
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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Men Strong Time Tree Wisdom
All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
SAADI

Body Compassion Essence Human Pain Suffering Yourself
A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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Care Destroy Friendship Life Moments
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Forgiveness God Myself Prayer Sin
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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Body Empty Mindset See Soul Wisdom
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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Happiness Sex Voice Woman
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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Oneself Reveal Secret Silence Talk
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
SAADI

Forgiveness God Myself Prayer Sin

Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.

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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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