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As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.

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Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.
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Charity End Fear Ignorance Poor Poverty
As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.
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Burn Destroy Family Flame Tree
The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.
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Destroy Secret Share Yourself
Your feelings are your god.
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Feeling God One Liner Yourself
What vice could be worse than covetousness? What is more sinful than slander? For one who is truthful, what need is there for austerity? For one who has a clean heart, what is the need for pilgrimage?
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Deep Heart Need Oneself Philosophy Sin Truth Vice Wisdom Worst
Offspring, friends and relatives flee from a devotee of the Lord: yet those who follow him bring merit to their families through their devotion.
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Devotion Family Friendship God Relative Respect
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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Adult Beautiful Fools Jealous Learning Ugly Woman
All types of riches should be amassed by all means.
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Conquer Rich Type
There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words – fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.
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Earth Food Fools Rock Thinking Water Word Worth
Those born blind cannot see; similarly blind are those in the grip of lust. Proud men have no perception of evil; and those bent on acquiring riches see no sin in their actions.
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Action Born Control Evil Lust Man Proud Rich See Sin
It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment’s grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one’s life.
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Better Death Grace Grief Life Loss Moments Oneself Pain Respect
The poor wish for wealth; animals for the faculty of speech; men wish for heaven; and godly persons for liberation.
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Animal God Heaven Liberty Man Person Wealth
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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Activity Charity Education Learning Religious Study
Water is the medicine for indigestion; it is invigorating when the food that is eaten is well digested; it is like nectar when drunk in the middle of a dinner; and it is like poison when taken at the end of a meal.
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Change Eat Food Medicine Poison Water
Knowledge is lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.
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Army Husband Ignorance Knowledge Leadership Lost Man Practice Woman
Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
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Alone Kill Perfection Sleep Time

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