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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

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If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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Gold Pieces Worth
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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Book Heart Learning Reading Tree
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Enemy Friendship Hands Men Wisdom
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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Happiness Sex Voice Woman
It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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Heart Oneself Person Virtue World
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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Company Intelligence Need Society
He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?
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Book Carry Learning Library Stupidity
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Beautiful End Equality Joy Sorrow Time
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
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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Forgiveness Oppression Wound
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 peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

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