Talk:Saadi

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 * 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.


 * Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.


 * He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.


 * I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear Him not.


 * 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.


 * To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head-bowings in prayer.


 * The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.


 * When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.


 * Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.


 * Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the sacred scripture once the soul has learnt to read.


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