Quotes of Saadi - somelinesforyou

“ Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend. ”

- Saadi

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

- Saadi

“ An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity. ”

- Saadi

“ Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good. ”

- Saadi

“ However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book? ”

- Saadi of Shiraz

“ However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book? ”

- Saadi of Shiraz

“ I fear God, and next to God, I mostly fear them that fear Him not. ”

- Saadi

“ Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy. ”

- Saadi

“ When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body. ”

- Saadi

“ 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

“ 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

“ Poverty snatches the reins out of the hand of piety. ”

- Saadi

“ 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

“ How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice. ”

- Saadi

“ How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice. ”

- Saadi

“ Better hold the hand for coin, though small, Than lose, for one half a dang, it all. ”

- Saadi

“ Tell no one the secret that you want to keep, although he may be worthy of confidence; for no one will be so careful of your secret as yourself. ”

- Saadi

“ 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

“ Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow. ”

- Saadi

“ When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body. ”

- Saadi

“ The bodies of tyrants are generally embalmed in their own blood. ”

- Saadi

“ Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow. ”

- Saadi

“ 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

“ 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

“ The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together. ”

- Saadi

“ 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

“ How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice. ”

- Saadi

“ 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

“ Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance. ”

- Saadi

“ He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors. ”

- Saadi
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5