Saadi
Saadi
secret silent secrecy
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
intelligence enemy secret
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
confidence secret may
Tell no one the secret that you want to keep, although he may be worthy of confidence; for no one will be so careful of your secret as yourself.
secret
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
secret scandal failing
Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
men secret faults
Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
men secret done
God preserve us! If men knew what is done in secret, no one would be free from the interference of others.
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.