Saadi
Saadi
heart keys lovely
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
ignorance men silence
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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.
god worship slave
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
fighting together lions
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
book heart tree
Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
ruins speed accomplish
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
hands generosity stronger
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
wise philosophy book
However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
inspirational knowledge practice
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
pain suffering-of-others fitting
You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
son essence names
The sons of Adam are limbs of each other, Having been created of one essence. When the calamity of time affects one limb, the other limbs cannot remain at rest. If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others, You are unworthy to be called by the name of a human.
heart world gains
It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
wisdom islamic elephants
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant