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One’s weakness should not ever be revealed.

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The learned are envied by the foolish; rich men by the poor; chaste women by adulteresses; and beautiful ladies by ugly ones.
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Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it; nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity.
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Love is indicated by deeds. (and not by words)
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The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.
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Prosperity lasts long for one who acts after proper consideration.
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A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.
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Do not put your trust in a bad companion nor even trust an ordinary friend, for if he should get angry with you, he may bring all your secrets to light.
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Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.
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A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
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They (low-minded) ones should never be trusted.
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This world is a bitter tree, it has only two sweet nectar like fruits – one is soft voice and the other is company of gentlemen.
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Accumulated wealth is saved by spending just as incoming fresh water is saved by letting out stagnant water.
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A debt should be paid off till the last penny; An enemy should be destroyed without a trace.
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Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
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The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.
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That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up, and so should relatives who are without affection.
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