Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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.
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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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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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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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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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The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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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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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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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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