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Sa'di - From the Beauty category:
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Contentment category:
If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Emotion category:
Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Observation category:
A traveller without observation is a bird without wings. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Prayer category:
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head-bowings in prayer. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Prosperity category:
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Risk category:
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Sadness category:
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Silence category:
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Theory category:
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Travel category:
Of journeying the benefits are many: the freshness it bringeth to the heart, the seeing and hearing of marvelous things, the delight of beholding new cities, the meeting of unknown friends, and the learning of high manners. (Sa'di)
Sa'di - From the Wisdom category:
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. (Sa'di)
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