A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Ingratitude
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.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Fortune
If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Gratitude, Blessings, Appreciation
That which is not allotted the hand cannot reach; and what is allotted you will find wherever you may be.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Destiny
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Fear, Anxiety
The greedy man is incontinent with a whole world set before him.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Appreciation, Gratitude, Blessings
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Ignorance, Silence
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.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Charity
Deep in the sea are riches beyond compare. But if you seek safety, it is on the shore.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head-bowings in prayer.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Action, Service, Prayer
He who learns the rules of wisdom without conforming to them in his life is like a man who ploughs in his field but does not sow.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Wisdom
The telling of a falsehood is like the cut of a sabre; for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Independence is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it.—Men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may engage thee to serve them.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Gifts
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books.—Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Learning
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: God
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Spirit, The Body, Spirituality
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity till he has tasted adversity.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Adversity, Difficulties
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Food, Eating
Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Caution
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Sleep
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cup bearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgment.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Love
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Opportunities, Reality, Confidence
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Woman
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Observation
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Patience
A wise man in the company of those who are ignorant, has been compared to a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Ignorance
I fear God, and next to God I chiefly fear him who fears him not.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: God
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Enemies
Let him who neglects to raise the fallen, fear lest, when he falls, no one will stretch out his hand to lift him up.
—Sa’Di (Musharrif Od-Din Muslih Od-Din)
Topics: Charity
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