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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!

Saadi

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
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Generosity Hands Power Strong
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
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
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
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
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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Happiness Sex Voice Woman
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Beautiful End Equality Joy Sorrow Time
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
A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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Care Destroy Friendship Life Moments
Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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Angry Kindness Limitation People Respect Season
Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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Evil Goodness People
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

Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!

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