Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
SAADIOh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
More Saadi Quotes
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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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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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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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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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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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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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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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