To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain. Saadi More Quotes by Saadi More Quotes From Saadi A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head. Saadi dog stones friendship Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy Saadi mercy doe enemy Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me. Saadi islamic thee wisdom The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets. Saadi kings wise sports The bird alighteth not on the spread net when it beholds another bird in the snare. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you. Saadi example warning bird A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation. Saadi barns perseverance together He, who learns and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden, with a load of books. Saadi learning use book When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man. Saadi curls men enemy Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs. Saadi holiness deeds flesh An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend. Saadi compassion lust kindness Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl. Saadi sharks fear thinking Liberty is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it. Be assured that men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may engage thee to serve them. Saadi liberty may men 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. Saadi earth faces heaven Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning. Saadi kings men order A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence. Saadi silence wisdom men A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane Saadi islamic wisdom men Better hold the hand for coin, though small, Than lose, for one half a dang, it all. Saadi coins half hands None can be so true to your secret as yourself. Saadi secret That sorrow which is the harbinger of joy is preferable to the joy which is followed by sorrow. Saadi harbinger sorrow joy Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman. Saadi loud-voices house doors
