Saadi
Saadi
men enemy curls
When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
wise men hands
Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
mean men dumb
When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
men liberty may
Liberty is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it. Be assured that men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may engage thee to serve them.
wisdom men silence
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
wisdom men sea
The sea does not contain all the pearls, the earth does not enclose all the treasures, and the flint-stone does not inclose all the diamonds, since the head of man encloses wisdom.
dog grateful men
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
men path lost
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
men speech faculty
In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior.
men may lasts
The whelp of a wolf must prove a wolf at last, notwithstanding he may be brought up by a man.
home men wealth
The rich man is everywhere expected and at home.
wisdom islamic men
A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane
adversity men prosperity
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
learning men life-is-like
He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did not sow