Saadi Wise Quotations

Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.

If thou art wise, incline to truth; for truth, not the semblance, remains in its place.

O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.

Riches are for the comfort of life, and not life for the accumulation of riches. I asked a holy wise man, "Who is fortunate and who is unfortunate?" He replied: "He was fortunate who ate and sowed, and he was unfortunate who died without having enjoyed.

To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise.

The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.

However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.