Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
SAADINothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
More Saadi Quotes
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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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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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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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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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Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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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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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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