Saadi
Saadi
evil gossip people
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.
ruins speed accomplish
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
desire want remedy
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
wisdom islamic men
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
faults defects neighbour
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
ignorance order over-you
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
saint famous-last-words sanctity
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
wine night judgement
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
kings intelligent needs
Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
hands generosity stronger
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
perseverance together littles
A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.
father teaching masters
The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.
fighting together lions
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
pride ancestry virtue
Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage.