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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.

Saadi

No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
SAADI

Art End Enemy Learning Myself Person Target
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
SAADI

Body Empty Mindset See Soul Wisdom
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
SAADI

Holy Need Starve
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
SAADI

Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
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
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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Oneself Reveal Secret Silence Talk
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Generosity Hands Power Strong
It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
SAADI

Heart Oneself Person Virtue World
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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Ignorance Knowledge
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Appearance Beautiful Children Intellectual Perfection Thinking

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