Search more than 36,000 Quotes by over 6,000 Authors.
FEATURED
AUTHORS
If you like this page, please
share it with your friends!
share it with your friends!
Sa'di Quotes
Brief author info: Sa'di (born Muslih-uddin; c. 1184-1291) Pen name of Musharrif-uddin. Persian poet.
Showing: 1 - 10 Sa'di Quotes of 59
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this is the essence of good policy.
Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage.
A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
If thou tellest the sorrows of thy heart, let it be to him in whose countenance thou mayst be assured of prompt consolation.
If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.
Peace Quote
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
Motivational Quote
If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.
Life Quote
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
Relationship Quote
A woman we love rarely satisfies all our needs, and we deceive her with a woman whom we do not love.
All quotations on this website are the property and copyright of their respective authors. All quotations are provided for educational and informational purposes only.
Copyright © 2011 LifeQuotesLib.com. All Rights Reserved.