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

Saadi

Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
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
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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Gold Pieces Worth
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Healing Lying Scars Truth Wound
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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Bad Earth Face Fortune Heaven Nature
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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Judgement Men Silence Talk Virtue Wisdom
Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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God Wisdom Worth
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
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
Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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Grace Men Mistake Reputation Secret Yourself
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
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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Forgiveness Oppression Wound
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
Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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Care Expectation Himself Listening Oneself Perfection Return Voice

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

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