The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
SAADIThe world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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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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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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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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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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.
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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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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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When 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.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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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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A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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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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