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.
SAADIThe sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
More Saadi Quotes
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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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