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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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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
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
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.
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Creation Essence Human Pain Soul Sympathy Uncomfortable Yourself
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
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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God Wisdom Worth
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Beautiful End Equality Joy Sorrow Time
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
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Secret True Yourself
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
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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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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