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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.

Saadi

Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
SAADI

Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
SAADI

Different Human Suffering True
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
SAADI

Argument Discover Ignorance Order Wisdom Yourself
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
SAADI

Body Empty Mindset See Soul Wisdom
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
SAADI

Forgiveness God Myself Prayer Sin
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
SAADI

Appearance Jewel Treasure Woman Worth
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
SAADI

Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
SAADI

Harmony Heart Music Togetherness
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
SAADI

Fake Mischief Peace Truth
Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
SAADI

Company Intelligence Need Society
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
SAADI

Care Listening Yourself
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
SAADI

Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
SAADI

Compassion Kindness Lust
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
SAADI

Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
SAADI

Fear Hands Himself Jewel Thinking
Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
SAADI

Grace Men Mistake Reputation Secret Yourself

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