62 quotes
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
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.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
Gulistan (1258)
A traveller without observation is a bird without wings.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
Whatever is produced in haste goes easily to waste.
Gulistan (1258)
A wise man in the company of those who are ignorant, has been compared to a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good maybe undisturbed.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
Gulistan (1258)
In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is thy superior.
Gulistan (1258)
Let him who neglects to raise the fallen, fear lest, when he falls, no one will stretch out his hand to lift him up.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
Obedience is not truly performed by the body, if the heart is dissatisfied.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself, in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
Gulistan (1258)
Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his own fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
Gulistan (1258)
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
He who is a slave to his belly seldom worships God.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
At length the wolf-cub will become a wolf
Even though it grow up amongst men.
A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayst manage to guide an elephant with a hair.
Gulistan (1258)