Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
SAADIWhoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
SAADIWhen the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
SAADIA man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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?
SAADIWhen thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
SAADIThe heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
SAADIThe remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
SAADIA dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
SAADIWhoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
SAADIA handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
SAADINothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
SAADIWhen a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
SAADIThere is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
SAADIThe hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
SAADIHoliness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
SAADINo person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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