A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
SAADIWhatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
More Saadi Quotes
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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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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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However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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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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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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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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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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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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