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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.

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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Secret True Yourself
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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Fear Hands Himself Jewel Thinking
A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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Beautiful Company Girl Ignorance Man Wasted Wisdom
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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Best Character Charity God Humility Love Rich
He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?
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Book Carry Learning Library Stupidity
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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Book Death Discipline Live Religious True
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Fear God Himself
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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Fake God Saint Sin Thinking Word
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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Animal Guide Hairs Power Tongue
Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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Grace Men Mistake Reputation Secret Yourself
It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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Heart Oneself Person Virtue World
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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Fall Family Human Humble Humility Man Son
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle

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