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.
SAADIHowever much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
More Saadi Quotes
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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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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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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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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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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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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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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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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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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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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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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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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