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

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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle
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
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
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
All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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Body Compassion Essence Human Pain Suffering Yourself
There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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Difference Expectation Eyes Herself Himself
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Hurry Wasted
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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Affect Appearance Eyes Heart Impression
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
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
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Enemy Friendship Intelligence Secret
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Appearance Beautiful Children Intellectual Perfection Thinking
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
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Enemy Kind Learning Man Religious Rule

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