"Nothing is so good for an ignorant man……" — Saadi

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

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107 Quotes by Saadi

Saadi has 107 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

When you see contention amongst your enemies, go and sit at ease with your friends; but when you see them…
Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend.
He will deal harshly by a stranger who has not been himself often a traveller or stranger.
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
Now that another is suffering pain at thy hand, trust not that thy heart shall be exempt from affliction.
Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore…
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that…
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of…
A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains,…
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your…

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