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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.

Saadi

Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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Body Empty Mindset See Soul Wisdom
A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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Men Strong Time Tree Wisdom
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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Care Expectation Himself Listening Oneself Perfection Return Voice
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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People Prayer Religion Service
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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Affect Appearance Eyes Heart Impression
A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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Care Destroy Friendship Life Moments
Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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Angry Kindness Limitation People Respect Season
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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Confidence Cry Himself Love People Rich Smile Ugly
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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Book Death Discipline Live Religious True
When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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Beginning Face Man Tongue Virtue
No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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Art End Enemy Learning Myself Person Target

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