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.
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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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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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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Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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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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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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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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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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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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