No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
SAADITake 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.
More Saadi Quotes
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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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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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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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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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