Saadi
Saadi
art enemy stronger
Be sure, either that thou art stronger than thine enemy, or that thou hast a swifter pair of heels.
art archery target
No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
wise art truth
If thou art wise, incline to truth; for truth, not the semblance, remains in its place.
art elephants lions
If thou art of elephant-strength or of lion-claw, still peace is, in my opinion, better than strife.
art ignorance practice
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant
attack bad beloved effort leveled lives occupied spared turned
They are very bad neighbors, ... They turned our lives into nightmares. They occupied the land, leveled our farms, demolished our houses, killed our beloved and spared no effort to attack us.
almighty beloved
The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich.
becomes increases indulgence whom
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.
heard saddam
When Karim and his group heard about Saddam coming, they wanted to kill him, but fate had other ideas.
man relish tasted
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.
education capacity thrown
Capacity without education is deplorable, and education without capacity is thrown away.
hands poverty reins
Poverty snatches the reins out of the hand of piety.
enemy doe mercy
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
fate world maps
The covetous map explores the whole world in pursuit of a subsistence, and fate is close at his heels.