All Saadi Quotes
- 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… Better
- To the eye of enmity virtue appears the ugliest blemish. Appears
- Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb. Crumb
- The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men. Adam
- To him who is stinted of food a boiled turnip will relish like a roast fowl. Boiled
- The whelp of a wolf must prove a wolf at last, notwithstanding he may be brought up by a man. Brought
- Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings. Company
- That which is not allotted the hand cannot reach; what is allotted you will find wherever you may be. Allotted
- In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior. Brute
- Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness. Boldness
- Much contention and strife will arise in that house where the wife shall get up dissatisfied with her husband. Arise
- None can be so true to your secret as yourself. Funny
- If thou tellest the sorrows of thy heart, let it be to him in whose countenance thou mayst be assured of prompt consolation. Assured
- That sorrow which is the harbinger of joy is preferable to the joy which is followed by sorrow. Followed
- Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away. Beauty
- No reliance can be placed on the friendship of kings, nor vain hope put in the melodious voice of boys; for that passes away like… Away Like
- The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father. Father
- A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth. Falsehood
- To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed. Deal
- If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished. Bruise
- Riches are intended for the comfort of life, and not life for the purpose of hoarding riches. Comfort
- The rich man is everywhere expected and at home. Everywhere
- To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise. Accomplishment
- Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me. Allah
- Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice. Advice