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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.

Saadi

O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Enemy Friendship Hands Men Wisdom
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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Appearance Jewel Treasure Woman Worth
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
When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
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Enemy Men See Trouble Yourself
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
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
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
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
However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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Action Book Empty Fire Himself Intellectual Learning Philosophy Study Wisdom
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
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
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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Fake God Saint Sin Thinking Word
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
SAADI

Advice Help Men Wisdom

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