A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
SAADIOh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
More Saadi Quotes
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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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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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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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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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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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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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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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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