I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
SAADII have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
SAADIOh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
SAADIVirtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
SAADIA peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
SAADIBe generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
SAADIOh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
SAADIReligion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
SAADIA 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.
SAADIHave patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
SAADIA man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
SAADIThe 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.
SAADIForgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
SAADIA wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
SAADIDo good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
SAADIHe who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
SAADIHowever much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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