I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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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It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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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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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.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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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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A 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.
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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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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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