There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
SAADIWhen thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
More Saadi Quotes
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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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Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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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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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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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass 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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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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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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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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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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