"Riches are for the comfort of life, and……" — Saadi
"Riches are for the comfort of life, and not life for the accumulation of riches. I asked a holy wise man, "Who is fortunate and who is unfortunate?" He replied: "He was fortunate who ate and sowed, and he was unfortunate who died without having enjoyed."
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107 Quotes by Saadi
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When you see contention amongst your enemies, go and sit at ease with your friends; but when you see them…
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Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend.
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He will deal harshly by a stranger who has not been himself often a traveller or stranger.
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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Now that another is suffering pain at thy hand, trust not that thy heart shall be exempt from affliction.
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of…
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