There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead. Saadi More Quotes by Saadi More Quotes From Saadi If thou tellest the sorrows of thy heart, let it be to him in whose countenance thou mayst be assured of prompt consolation. Saadi consolation sorrow heart Now that another is suffering pain at thy hand, trust not that thy heart shall be exempt from affliction. Saadi bullying pain heart Fear not the proud and the haughty; fear rather him who fears God. Saadi haughty proud fear Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness. Saadi severe shyness causes Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds Saadi found bird world To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed. Saadi pardon deals tyranny To the eye of enmity virtue appears the ugliest blemish. Saadi hate eye hatred No one ever sowed the grain of generosity who gathered not up the harvest of the desire of his heart. Saadi generosity desire heart If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure. Saadi riches contentment treasure To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain. Saadi cutting truth lying Riches are intended for the comfort of life, and not life for the purpose of hoarding riches. Saadi hoarding purpose comfort To use the hands in making quicklime into mortar is better than to cross them on the breast in attendance on a prince. Saadi attendance use hands The rose and thorn, the treasure and dragon, joy and sorrow, all mingle into one. Saadi dragons rose joy When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend. Saadi obedient rulers obedience So long as money can answer, it were wrong in any business to put the life in danger. Saadi danger answers long Though someday we may become as eloquent as Sahban, but we might also miss the essence of the Forgiving One. Saadi essence soul missing That knave preserves the pearl in his purse who considers all people purse-cuts. Saadi pearls cutting people Be sure, either that thou art stronger than thine enemy, or that thou hast a swifter pair of heels. Saadi stronger enemy art 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 a vision, and this vanishes like a dream. Saadi kings dream boys The covetous map explores the whole world in pursuit of a subsistence, and fate is close at his heels. Saadi maps fate world
