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

Saadi

There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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Difference Expectation Eyes Herself Himself
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
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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Oneself Reveal Secret Silence Talk
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
You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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Feeling Human Pain Suffering Yourself
Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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God Wisdom 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
The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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Fall Family Human Humble Humility Man Son
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience Sports
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Hurry Wasted
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
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

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

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