Quotes Tagged With :saadi

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

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

If you will not reprove yourself,’ Saadi says, ‘you will not welcome reproof from another.

Opportunity's precious, and time is a sword.

Forget your voice, sing!Forget your feet, dance!Forget your life, live!Forget yourself and be!

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

A loan is the scissors of friendship.A man's own tongue may cut his throat.The cage has no value without....

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

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

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