Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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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The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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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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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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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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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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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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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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