What did Saadi mean by: Riches are intended for the comfort of life, and not life for the purpose of hoarding riches. - Saadi Poet · Iran Copy
+ It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saadi, Enemy, Sight, 0 - Saadi Poet · Iran
+ The greedy man is incontent with a whole world set before him. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saadi, Greed, 0 - Saadi Poet · Iran
+ Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saadi, Dog, Mouths, Wicked, 0 - Saadi Poet · Iran
+ When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saadi, Obedience, Obedient, Rulers, 0 - Saadi Poet · Iran
+ Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saadi, Doors, House, Loud Voices, 0 - Saadi Poet · Iran
+ A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saadi, Adversity, Prosperity, 0 - Saadi Poet · Iran
+ Be sure, either that thou art stronger than thine enemy, or that thou hast a swifter pair of heels. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saadi, Art, Enemy, Stronger, 0 - Saadi Poet · Iran
+ When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles? Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Saadi, Appreciate, Sleep, 0 - Saadi Poet · Iran
The purpose of art is to console and amuse—myself, and, I hope, others. - Ludwig Bemelmans Illustrator · Austria
Art is triumphant when it can use convention as an instrument of its own purpose. - W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
For in a dearth of comforts, we art taught To be contented with the least. - William Davenant Playwright · England
I have a large number of cassettes, but I look at them mainly for reference purposes. - Jean-Luc Godard Filmmaker · France
I hate the word lesbian; it tells you nothing; its only purpose is to inflame. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
It is only habit and routine that makes the void look like purpose. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
