48 quotes found
“No colour comes after black.”
“Make mankind your dwelling place.”
“The bowl is warmer than the soup.”
“One lie will keep out forty truths.”
“If you have no troubles buy a goat.”
“Rust through washing never became white.”
“The candle burned the moth:But soon it will vanish in its own fat.”
“Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.”
“As swords were designed to killThey did well to make them tongue-shaped.(Anwar-i-Suhaili)”
“A man's capacity is the same as his breadth of vision.”
“Show a man too many camels' bones,or show them to him too often,and he will not be able to recognize a camel when he comes across a live one.”
“Show a man too many camels' bones, or show them to him too often, and he will not be able to recognize a camel when he comes across a live one. (Mirza Ahsan of Tabriz)”
“Be a dog, but don't be a younger brother.Proverb.”
“From the beginning, from the age of Adam to the time of kingship: from the powerful, pardon: from the poor, sins.”
“The significance of the dwelling is in the dweller.”
“To bind one free man with love is better than to release a thousand slaves.”
“Hit your hand on a stone and expect it to hurt.”
“Patience is bitter, but bears a sweet fruit.”
“Patience is a garment which has never worn out.”
“Poor greedy one, wherever he runs He's after food, and death is after him.(Saadi)”
“The tongue is the best masseur of furrowed brows.”
“The barren branches may appear inelegant: They are, to the cook, the means to make his fire.”
“Opportunity's precious, and time is a sword.”
“Learn about hornets from those who have been stung by them.”
“Whoever is to be wise despises himself. Only the ignorant trust their own judgement.”
