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Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.

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All attributes ascribed to God are attributes of His acts, and do not imply that God has any qualities.
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Act God Himself Quality
God who preceded all existence is a refuge.
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Existence God Home
A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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Greatness Truth
Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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Action Goodness Important Purpose
Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions.
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Body Comfortable Emotional Grief Pain
The soul is subject to health and disease, just as is the body. The health and disease of both, undoubtedly depend upon beliefs and customs, which are peculiar to mankind.
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Body Doubt Health Humanity Sick Soul
Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.
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Charity Money Poor
In the realm of Nature there is nothing purposeless, trivial, or unnecessary.
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Nature Necessary Purpose
Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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Charity Poor
Astrology is a sickness, not a science. It is a tree under the shade of which all sorts of superstitions thrive.
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Science Sick Tree
All the evils that men cause to each other because of certain desires, or opinions or religious principles, are rooted in ignorance. [All hatred would come to an end] when the earth was flooded with the knowledge of God.
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Belief Desire End Evil God Hate Ignorance Knowledge Man Religious
Hold firmly to your word.
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One Liner Word Yourself
Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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One Liner Truth
Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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Improvement Myself Progress Teaching
All forces that reside in the body are angels.
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Angel Body Force Self Love
The knowledge of God, the formation of ideas, the mastery of desire and passion, the distinction between that which is to be chosen and that which is to be rejected, all these man owes to his form.
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Desire God Ideas Knowledge Man Passion

Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.

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