I never lamented about the vicissitudes of time or complained of the
Saadi
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
silence man good ignorant
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
practice knowledge
The bird alighteth not on the spread net when it beholds another bird in the snare. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.
caution warning bird
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
fortune earth heaven good bad faces
The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnamity of the rich.
humility poor rich beloved
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
patience things difficult easy
A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.
single great
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
god slave
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
prosperity adversity man
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.
kindness friend enemy lust
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
body spirit empty
How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice.
practice
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
humility poor rich god
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
fear god
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