Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
SAADIReveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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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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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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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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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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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.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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