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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.

Saadi

A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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Appearance Face Heart Keys Love Wound
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
The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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God Judgement Law Story World
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Secret True Yourself
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation 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
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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Body Empty Mindset See Soul Wisdom
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Forgiveness God Myself Prayer Sin
All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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Body Compassion Essence Human Pain Suffering Yourself
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Enemy Friendship Hands Men Wisdom
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Advice Help Men Wisdom
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
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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Himself Judgement Night Recovery Wine
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Generosity Hands Power Strong
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself

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