Saadi

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

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

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it, is
as one who plows but does not sow.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it, is
as one who plows but does not sow.

The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have read more

The beloved of the Almighty are: the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the poor who have the magnanimity of the rich.

I fear God, and next to God I chiefly fear him who fears Him not.

I fear God, and next to God I chiefly fear him who fears Him not.

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.