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دو چیز طیرهٔ عقل است: دم فرو بستن به وقت گفتن و گفتن به وقت خاموشی
Do chiz teyre-ye aql ast: dam foru bastan be vaqt-e goftan o goftan be vaqt-e khâmushi
Two things mark the failure of reason: falling silent when it is time to speak, and speaking when it is time for silence.
Saadi · Golestan
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بنی آدم اعضای یکدیگرند که در آفرینش ز یک گوهرند
The children of Adam are limbs of one another, formed in creation from a single essence.
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چو عضوی به درد آورد روزگار، دگر عضوها را نماند قرار
When one limb is afflicted with pain, the other limbs cannot rest easy.
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تو کز محنت دیگران بی‌غمی، نشاید که نامت نهند آدمی
You who feel no sorrow for others' suffering do not deserve to be called human.
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