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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.

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All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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Body Compassion Essence Human Pain Suffering Yourself
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
If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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Change Fall Heaven Value Wisdom Worth
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
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
Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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God Wisdom Worth
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Enemy Friendship Hands Men Wisdom
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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Body Deep Empty Food Spirit Spiritual
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
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
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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Advice Deep Prison Tree Virtue
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
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
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Bold Encouragement Shy

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