Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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Teach thy tongue to say ‘I do not know,’ and thou shalt progress.
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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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It is man’s duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.
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Hear the truth from whomever says it.
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Actions are divided as regards their object into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good.
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God is identical with His attributes, so that it may be said that He is the knowledge, the knower, and the known.
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One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good – he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad – he and the world is destroyed.
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Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.
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Your purpose, should always be to know, the whole that was intended to be known.
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The fact that laws were given to man, both affirmative and negative, supports the principle, that God’s knowledge of future events does not change their character. The great doubt that presents itself to our mind is the result of the insufficiency of our intellect.
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A truth does not become greater by repetition.
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Astrology is not an art, it is a disease.
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Everyone entrusted with a mission is an angel.
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In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.
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For it is said, You shall strengthen the stranger and the dweller in your midst and live with him, that is to say, strengthen him until he needs no longer fall upon the mercy of the community or be in need.
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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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