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

Saadi

However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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Action Book Empty Fire Himself Intellectual Learning Philosophy Study Wisdom
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Healing Lying Scars Truth Wound
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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Art Ignorance Practice Reading Theory
Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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God Wisdom Worth
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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Ignorance Knowledge
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Generosity Hands Power Strong
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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Different Human Suffering True
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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Appearance Jewel Treasure Woman Worth
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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Dog Goodness Talk
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
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
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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