A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
SAADIOh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
More Saadi Quotes
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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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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes 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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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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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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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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