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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.

Saadi

Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
SAADI

Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
SAADI

Animal Eat Excellence Men Praise Sleep
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
SAADI

Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
SAADI

Failure Man Secret Yourself
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.
SAADI

Bad Earth Face Fortune Heaven Nature
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
SAADI

Dog Goodness Talk
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.
SAADI

Care Expectation Himself Listening Oneself Perfection Return Voice
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.
SAADI

Enemy Men See Trouble Yourself
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
SAADI

Goodness Himself Ignorance Men Silence
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
SAADI

Beautiful Money Worth
He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?
SAADI

Book Carry Learning Library Stupidity
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
SAADI

Fake God Saint Sin Thinking Word
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
SAADI

Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
SAADI

Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
SAADI

Food God Himself Slave Worship
You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
SAADI

Feeling Human Pain Suffering Yourself

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