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He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did not sow

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Saadi
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Shiraz city
Saadi Shirazi
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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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He who, when he hath the power, doeth not good, when he loses the means will suffer distress. There is not a more unfortunate wretch than the oppressor for in the day of adversity nobody is his friend.
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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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Do good even to the wicked it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.
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Avoid that which an enemy tells you to do for if you follow his advice, you will smite your, knees with the hand of sorrow. If he shows you a road straight as an arrow, turn from it and go the other way.
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Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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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.
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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.
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Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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No one ever sowed the grain of generosity who gathered not up the harvest of the desire of his heart.
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Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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Independence is of more value than any gifts and to receive gifts is to lose it.
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