All Saadi Quotes
- A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many… Another Stone
- Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds Bird
- 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. Bad
- 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… Adam
- Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl. Diver
- Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye. Eye
- A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head. Afterwards
- He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human. Human
- Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion. Ants
- Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy. Difficult
- How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice. Carnegie
- When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend. Friend
- 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… Affected
- Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline. Association
- Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage. Ancestry
- 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… Adversaries
- A little beauty is preferable to much wealth. Beauty
- If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure. Ask
- Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance. Conversation
- Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome. Child
- Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning. Church
- So long as money can answer, it were wrong in any business to put the life in danger. Answer
- A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates. Face
- The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger. Foreigners
- The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power. Arm