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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
Saadi
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Saadi Shirazi
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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.
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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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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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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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Where the hand of tyranny is long we do not see the lips of men open with laughter.
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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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The covetous map explores the whole world in pursuit of a subsistence, and fate is close at his heels.
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Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.
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