Saadi Quotes

He who, when he hath the power, doeth not good, when he loses the means will suffer distress. There is not a more unfortunate wretch than the oppressor; for in the day of adversity nobody is his friend.

Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.

Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.

Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.

Riches are intended for the comfort of life, and not life for the purpose of hoarding riches.

The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

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

When you see contention amongst your enemies, go and sit at ease with your friends; but when you see them of one mind, string your bow, and place stones upon the ramparts.

I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.

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.

A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.

A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane

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

Tell no one the secret that you want to keep, although he may be worthy of confidence; for no one will be so careful of your secret as yourself.

Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.

None can be so true to your secret as yourself.

To him who is stinted of food a boiled turnip will relish like a roast fowl.

A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.

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

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

So long as money can answer, it were wrong in any business to put the life in danger.

A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.

Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.

O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.

When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.

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

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.

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

Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.

The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.

There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.

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.

Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.

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

It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.

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

The rose and thorn, the treasure and dragon, joy and sorrow, all mingle into one.

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

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

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

If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.

Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend.

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

Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!

I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.

Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.

Wherever the tree of beneficence takes root, it sends forth branches beyond the sky!

No one ever sowed the grain of generosity who gathered not up the harvest of the desire of his heart.