Saadi
Saadi
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.
camels habit fountain
I have often found a small stream at its fountain-head, that, when followed up, carried away the camel with his load.
opportunity association fortune
Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.
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.
lying cutting may
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.