Saadi Quotes

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• A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

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  Beautiful, Girl, Wise

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• Human beings are members of a whole,
  In creation of one essence and soul.
  If one member is afflicted with pain,
  Other members uneasy will remain.
  If you have no sympathy for human pain,
  The name of human you cannot retain.

  Saadi

  Pain, Essence, Names

  Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.5, Innovations and Information

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• Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

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  Sports, Patience, Difficult And Easy

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• I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.

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  Fear God

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• You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

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  Pain, Suffering Of Others, Fitting

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• Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

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  Heart, Eye, Lovely

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• It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.

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  Heart, World, Gains

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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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  Wisdom, Islamic, Sea

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• Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.

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  Book, Heart, Tree

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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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  Best Love, Humility, Charity

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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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  Body, Spirit, Empty

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• A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.

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  Beauty, Jewels, Good Woman

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• The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.

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  Rose, Sorrow, Together

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• A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

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  Dog, Grateful, Men

  Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.166, Innovations and Information

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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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  Wisdom, Fall, Islamic

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• Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant

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  Wisdom, Islamic, Elephants

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• The sons of Adam are limbs of each other, Having been created of one essence. When the calamity of time affects one limb, the other limbs cannot remain at rest. If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others, You are unworthy to be called by the name of a human.

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  Son, Names, Essence

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• Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.

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  Prayer, People, Religion

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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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  Inspirational, Educational, Knowledge

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• Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.

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  Mind, Appearance, Virtue

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• Riches are for the comfort of life, and not life for the accumulation of riches. I asked a holy wise man, "Who is fortunate and who is unfortunate?" He replied: "He was fortunate who ate and sowed, and he was unfortunate who died without having enjoyed.

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  Wise, Men, Comfort

  Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.147, Innovations and Information

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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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  Heart, Musical, Harmony

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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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  Fall, Humble, Humility

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• Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.

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  Forgiveness, Oppressors, Wounds

  Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.150, Innovations and Information

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• He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.

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  Wine, Night, Judgement

  Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.111, Innovations and Information

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