Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
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.
Saadi
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Saadi
Poet
Writer
Shiraz city
Saadi Shirazi
Turn
Knees
Enemy
Tells
Hand
Straight
Turns
Avoid
Shows
Road
Hands
Sorrow
Smite
Way
Follow
Arrow
Advice
Arrows
More quotes by Saadi
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
Saadi
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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
Though someday we may become as eloquent as Sahban, but we might also miss the essence of the Forgiving One.
Saadi
In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
Saadi
The rose and thorn, the treasure and dragon, joy and sorrow, all mingle into one.
Saadi
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
Saadi
To him who is stinted of food a boiled turnip will relish like a roast fowl.
Saadi
Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
Saadi
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
Saadi
If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.
Saadi
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant
Saadi
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
Saadi
A handsome woman is a jewel a good woman is a treasure.
Saadi
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
Saadi
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
Saadi
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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
Where the hand of tyranny is long we do not see the lips of men open with laughter.
Saadi
To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise.
Saadi
