Saadi
Saadi
heart shells body
Obedience is not truly performed by the body of him whose heart is dissatisfied. The shell without a kernel is not fit for store.
soul mind body
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see;For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
soul body spirituality
There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.
body spirit empty
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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.
art enemy stronger
Be sure, either that thou art stronger than thine enemy, or that thou hast a swifter pair of heels.
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.