A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
SAADIAn enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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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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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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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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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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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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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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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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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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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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It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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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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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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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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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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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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