Abū-Muhammad Muslih al-Dīn bin Abdallāh Shīrāzī, better known by his pen name Saadi, also known as Sadi of Shiraz, was a major Persian poet and prose writer of the medieval period. He is recognized for the quality of his writings and for the depth of his social and moral thoughts. I hope these saadi shirazi quotes will inspire you to live a noble life.
Speak to people at their level.
– Saadi Shirazi
Best Saadi Shirazi Quotes
1. “A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.” – Saadi Shirazi
2. “Purpose without power is mere weakness and deception; and power without purpose is mere fatuity.” – Saadi Shirazi
3. “Affairs succeed by patience, and he that is hasty falleth headlong.” – Saadi Shirazi
4. “Make no friendship with a elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant” – Saadi Shirazi
5. “It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.” – Saadi Shirazi
6. “If you cannot stand a sting, do not put your hand in scorpions nest.” – Saadi Shirazi
7. “No one throws stones at the barren tree.” – Saadi Shirazi
8. “Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” – Saadi Shirazi
9. “If I see a blind man near a well It is a crime for me to remain silent” – Saadi Shirazi
10. “The Rose and the Thorn,and Sorrow and Gladness are linked together” – Saadi Shirazi
11. “Ten beggars can sleep on one rug, but two kings feel uncomfortable in one country.” – Saadi Shirazi
12. “Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.” – Saadi Shirazi
13. “I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.” – Saadi Shirazi
14. “Whoever has no patience has no wisdom.” – Saadi Shirazi
15. “Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; if he were sensible of this he would not be ignorant.” – Saadi Shirazi
16. “If the diver always thought of the shark, he would never lay hands on the pearl.” – Saadi Shirazi
17. “Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.” – Saadi Shirazi
18. “He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.” – Saadi Shirazi
19. “A student who learns without a desire is a bird without wings.” – Saadi Shirazi
20. “A noble heart will refuse the happiness built on the misfortune of others.” – Saadi Shirazi
21. “A traveller without observation is a bird without wings.” – Saadi Shirazi
22. “A liberal man who eats and bestows is better than a devotee who fasts and hoards.” – Saadi Shirazi
23. “When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.” – Saadi Shirazi
24. “Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.” – Saadi Shirazi
25. “I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.” – Saadi Shirazi
26. “A little and a little, collected together, become a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop makes an inundation.” – Saadi Shirazi
27. “Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.” – Saadi Shirazi
28. “Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.” – Saadi Shirazi
29. “A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity till he has tasted adversity.” – Saadi Shirazi
30. “A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.” – Saadi Shirazi
