Quotes Tagged With :saadi

Q: How can I help myself?A: By remembering the proverb: ‘The Path is not to be found anywhere except....

The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human service

Saadi: Be a true renouncer, (zahid) and [you can even] ware satin.

Poor greedy one, wherever he runs He's after food, and death is after him.(Saadi)

Almost every day I am reminded of Saadi's reflection that there is no senseless tyranny like that of....

You may be able to get the bone down your throat But if it reaches your stomach it will tear your navel.(Gulistan)....

Generosity is also marked by doing what one says one will do. Saadi teaches: ‘when the generous promise,....

Saadi’s dictum, in the Bostan: ‘The Path is not in the rosary, the prayer-mat and the robe

Deep in the sea are riches beyond compare. But if you seek safety, it is on the shore.

Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers.