quotes by Saadi of Shiraz

"The remedy against want is to moderate your desires."
— Saadi of Shiraz

"Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others."
— Saadi of Shiraz

"There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her."
— Saadi of Shiraz

"Be sure, either that thou art stronger than thine enemy, or that thou hast a swifter pair of heels."
— Saadi of Shiraz