Saadi Quotes

It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this is the essence of good policy.

Be not in the desire of thine own ease.

He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.

The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.

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.

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

Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.

Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.

The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.

Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.

Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs.

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

That sorrow which is the harbinger of joy is preferable to the joy which is followed by sorrow.

Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.

The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.

A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.

Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.

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.

No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.

A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.

Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.

Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.

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

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

Obedience is not truly performed by the body of him whose heart is dissatisfied. The shell without a kernel is not fit for store.

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

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

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

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.

Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.

The sea does not contain all the pearls, the earth does not enclose all the treasures, and the flint-stone does not inclose all the diamonds, since the head of man encloses wisdom.

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

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.

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

It is safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.

Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.

However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant

Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.

To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise.

None can be so true to your secret as yourself.

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

He, who learns and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden, with a load of books.

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

Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy

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

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

To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.

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