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

Saadi

Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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Advice Deep Prison Tree Virtue
In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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Desire Inspirational Safety Sea Treasure Wisdom Yourself
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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Argument Discover Ignorance Order Wisdom Yourself
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
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
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
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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Appearance Deep Mindset Virtue
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
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
No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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Art End Enemy Learning Myself Person Target
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
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
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
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship

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

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