Top 169 Quotes & Sayings by Saadi
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Last updated on November 21, 2024.
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.
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.
Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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.
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs.
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
No person learned the art of archery from me,
who did not in the end make me his target.
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant
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.
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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 man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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.
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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.
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see;For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
In the sea there are countless treasures,
But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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