Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
SAADIOh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
More Saadi Quotes
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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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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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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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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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