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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.

— Saadi A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)

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Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.

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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

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A traveller without observation is a bird without wings.

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Whatever is produced in haste goes easily to waste.

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A wise man in the company of those who are ignorant, has been compared to a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

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