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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.

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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
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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Escape Fruit Himself Live
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Beautiful End Equality Joy Sorrow Time
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Enemy Friendship Hands Men Wisdom
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
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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Fear Hands Himself Jewel Thinking
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
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Hurry Wasted
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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God Wisdom Worth
Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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Failure Man Secret Yourself
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

A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.

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