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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.

Saadi

Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
SAADI

Goodness Himself Ignorance Men Silence
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
SAADI

Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
SAADI

Hurry Wasted
Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
SAADI

Forgiveness Generosity God People
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
SAADI

Beautiful Money Worth
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
SAADI

Happiness Sex Voice Woman
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
SAADI

Fake Mischief Peace Truth
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
SAADI

Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
SAADI

Art End Enemy Learning Myself Person Target
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
SAADI

Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
SAADI

Dog Goodness Talk
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
SAADI

Harmony Heart Music Togetherness
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
SAADI

Healing Lying Scars Truth Wound
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
SAADI

Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
SAADI

Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
SAADI

Feeling Human Pain Suffering Yourself

However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.

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