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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.

Saadi

A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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Appearance Face Heart Keys Love Wound
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 bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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Bad Earth Face Fortune Heaven Nature
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Beautiful Money Worth
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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Best Character Charity God Humility Love Rich
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Enemy Friendship Hands Men Wisdom
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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Body Deep Empty Food Spirit Spiritual
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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Fake God Saint Sin Thinking Word
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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Feeling Human Pain Suffering Yourself
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
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
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Advice Help Men Wisdom
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry

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