If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
SaadiExpose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
SaadiCourt the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.
SaadiNothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
Saadi