It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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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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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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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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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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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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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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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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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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