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• I have often found a small stream at its fountain-head, that, when followed up, carried away the camel with his load.

  Saadi

  Camels, Habit, Fountain

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• Fear not the proud and the haughty; fear rather him who fears God.

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  Fear, Proud, Haughty

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• Now that another is suffering pain at thy hand, trust not that thy heart shall be exempt from affliction.

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  Bullying, Pain, Heart

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• When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend.

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  Obedience, Rulers, Obedient

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• No reliance can be placed on the friendship of kings, nor vain hope put in the melodious voice of boys; for that passes away like a vision, and this vanishes like a dream.

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  Dream, Kings, Boys

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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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  Men, Enemy, Curls

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• If wisdom was to cease throughout the world, no one would suspect himself of ignorance.

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  Wisdom, Ignorance, World

  Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.153, Innovations and Information

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• Liberty is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it. Be assured that men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may engage thee to serve them.

  Saadi

  Men, Liberty, May

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• The bird alighteth not on the spread net when it beholds another bird in the snare. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.

  Saadi

  Bird, Example, Warning

  Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.168, Innovations and Information

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• Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage.

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  Pride, Ancestry, Virtue

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• Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.

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  Opportunity, Association, Decline

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• If thou art of elephant-strength or of lion-claw, still peace is, in my opinion, better than strife.

  Saadi

  Art, Elephants, Lions

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• Be sure, either that thou art stronger than thine enemy, or that thou hast a swifter pair of heels.

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  Art, Enemy, Stronger

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• Where the hand of tyranny is long we do not see the lips of men open with laughter.

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  Laughter, Men, Hands

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• Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.

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  Travel, World, Quitting

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• Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.

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  Wise, Men, Hands

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• Obedience insures greatness, whilst disobedience leads to a repulse. Whosoever possesseth the qualities of righteousness placeth his head on the threshold of obedience.

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  Greatness, Quality, Obedience

  Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.33, Innovations and Information

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• He will deal harshly by a stranger who has not been himself often a traveller or stranger.

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  Justice, Diversity, Stranger

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• All is going well so far. There are some remarks here and there and there are some complaints here and there but we expect to resolve those questions or complaints Sunday and the next day.

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  Sunday, Next Day, Here And There

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• He taught people with his best way. He showed his beauty. He was all good so peace be on him and his family.

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  Wisdom, Islamic, People

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• If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.

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  Contentment, Treasure, Riches

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• To the eye of enmity virtue appears the ugliest blemish.

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  Hate, Eye, Hatred

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• Avoid that which an enemy tells you to do; for if you follow his advice, you will smite your, knees with the hand of sorrow. If he shows you a road straight as an arrow, turn from it and go the other way.

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  Arrows, Hands, Advice

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

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• Astride a horse I am not, nor camel-like carry a load,
  Subjects I have none, nor follow any sultan's code;
  I worry not for what exists, nor fret for what is lost,
  I breathe with extreme ease, and live at very little cost.

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  Wisdom, Horse, Islamic

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• In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior.

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  Men, Speech, Faculty

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