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

Saadi

Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
SAADI

People Prayer Religion Service
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.
SAADI

Care Expectation Himself Listening Oneself Perfection Return Voice
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
SAADI

Beautiful Money Worth
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
SAADI

Friendship Stranger
A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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Dog Forget Friendship Himself
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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Book Carry Learning Library Stupidity
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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Art Ignorance Practice Reading Theory
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
SAADI

Book Death Discipline Live Religious True
It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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Heart Oneself Person Virtue World
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
SAADI

Dog Goodness Talk
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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Oneself Reveal Secret Silence Talk
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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Break Endurance Enemy Friendship
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings

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

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