Saadi
Saadi
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.
wise art truth
If thou art wise, incline to truth; for truth, not the semblance, remains in its place.
wise men hands
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
wise men riches
Riches are for the comfort of life, and not life for the accumulation of riches. I asked a holy wise man, "Who is fortunate and who is unfortunate?" He replied: "He was fortunate who ate and sowed, and he was unfortunate who died without having enjoyed.
wise accomplishment wit
To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise.
wise sports kings
The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.
wise philosophy book
However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
beautiful girl wise
A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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.