He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
SAADIWhatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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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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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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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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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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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 hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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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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