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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.

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Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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Angry Kindness Limitation People Respect Season
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
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
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
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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People Prayer Religion Service
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
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Enemy Kind Learning Man Religious Rule
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Enemy Friendship Hands Men Wisdom
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
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Enemy Friendship Intelligence Secret
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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Dog Goodness Talk
He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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Different Human Suffering True
Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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Forgiveness Generosity God People
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
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
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
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience Sports

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