196 Quotes by Saadi

Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage.

Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.

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

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.

To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise.

All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.

God preserve us! If men knew what is done in secret, no one would be free from the interference of others.

It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.

Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.