Saadi Quotes

“Forget your voice, sing!
Forget your feet, dance!
Forget your life, live!
Forget yourself and be!”
― Kamand Kojouri

“A loan is the scissors of friendship.
A man's own tongue may cut his throat.
The cage has no value without the bird.”
― Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe

“Opportunity's precious, and time is a sword.”
― Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe

“If you will not reprove yourself,’ Saadi says, ‘you will not welcome reproof from another.”
― Idries Shah, The Sufis

“I've learned it's best to approach you from the front, for the sake of my well-being.”
― Cayla Kluver, Sacrifice

“Saadi, what do you think you're doing?" I demanded.
"Well I thought I was helping you. As it turns out, I'm bleeding.”
― Cayla Kluver, Sacrifice

“Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers.”
― Idries Shah, The Sufis

“I am the sun
I am the sea
I am the one
By infinity

I am the spark
I am the light
I am the dark
And I am the night

I am Iran
I am Xerxes
I am Zal’s son
And I am a beast

I am God’s own
Emissary
Colour my heart
Red, white and green

I am Ferdowsi
I am Hafez
I am Saadi
Rolled all in one breath

Ibn Sina
Omar Khayyam
Look at me now
Bundled in one

I am the present
I am the past
I am the future
My presence will last

I am Ismail
My soul is unleashed
‘Till the day at least
The sun sets in the east”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

“Shaselle?"
"What now?" I incredulously exclaimed.
"Do you have plans tomorrow?"
"What?"
"I have a day off duty. We could-"
"No!" I shouted. "What is this?”
― Cayla Kluver

“Poor greedy one, wherever he runs
He's after food, and death is after him.
(Saadi)”
― Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe

“You may be able to get the bone down your throat
But if it reaches your stomach it will tear your navel.
(Gulistan)”
― Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe

“Generosity is also marked by doing what one says one will do. Saadi teaches: ‘when the generous promise, they perform”
― Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way

“Almost every day I am reminded of Saadi's reflection that there is no senseless tyranny like that of subordinates.”
― Idries Shah, Reflections

“Q: How can I help myself?
A: By remembering the proverb: ‘The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human service’, from Saadi.”
― Idries Shah, Seeker After Truth: A Handbook

“Though a man be wise and intelligent, he is a fool in the eyes of the ignorant.”
― Saadi

“Pobre avaro, donde quiera que vaya,
él persigue alimentos, y la muerte lo persigue a él.
(Saadi)”
― Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe

“Puede que seas capaz de engullir el hueso a través de la garganta, pero si llega a tu estómago perforará tu ombligo.”
― Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe

“La Oportunidad es preciosa, y el tiempo es una espada.”
― Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe

“Un préstamo es las tijeras de la amistad
La lengua de un hombre puede cortar su garganta
La jaula no tiene valor sin el pájaro.”
― Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe

“The door of illumination is open to those for whom other doors are closed.”
― Idries Shah, The Commanding Self

“La puerta de la iluminación se abre para quienes otras puertas están cerradas.”
― Idries Shah, The Commanding Self

“En lo profundo del mar hay riquezas incomparables. Pero si buscas seguridad, está en la orilla.

Saadi, Jardín de Rosas.”
― Idries Shah, The Sufis

“La generosidad se caracteriza por hacer lo que uno dice que hará. Saadi enseña: “Cuando los generosos prometen, cumplen.”
― Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way

“Saadi: Be a true renouncer, (zahid) and [you can even] ware satin.”
― Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers

“Saadi: Sé un verdadero renunciador (zahid) e incluso podrás usar raso.”
― Idries Shah, Sufi Thought and Action: An Anthology of Important Papers

“P: ¿Cómo puedo ayudarme a mí mismo?
R: Recordando: “El Sendero no ha de ser encontrado en lugar alguno mas en el servicio humano”, de Saadi”
― Idries Shah, Seeker After Truth: A Handbook

“Si no te reprochas a ti mismo”, dice Saadi, “no aceptarás el reproche ajeno.”
― Idries Shah, The Sufis

“Pies encadenados en presencia de amigos es mejor que vivir en un jardín con extraños.”
― Idries Shah, The Sufis

“The king who deals harshly with merchants who come from afar closes the door of well-being upon the whole of his subjects. When do the wise return to the land of which they hear rumours of bad custom?”
― Saadi

“The sons of Adam are limbs of a frame,
for in creation, from one soul they came.
If hard times cause one member to feel pain,
at ease and rest, the others can’t remain.
If a limb’s in pain and you do not care,
the title ‘human being’ you can’t share!”
― sharghzadeh