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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

Saadi

There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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Difference Expectation Eyes Herself Himself
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
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
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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Book Heart Learning Reading Tree
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
Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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Affect Appearance Eyes Heart Impression
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
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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Argument Discover Ignorance Order Wisdom Yourself
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience Sports
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Hurry Wasted
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
When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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Animal Eat Excellence Men Praise Sleep
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
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep

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