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A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.

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It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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Break Endurance Enemy Friendship
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.
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Creation Essence Human Pain Soul Sympathy Uncomfortable Yourself
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Fear God Himself
In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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Desire Inspirational Safety Sea Treasure Wisdom Yourself
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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Art Ignorance Practice Reading Theory
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Secret True Yourself
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself
He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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Escape Fruit Himself Live
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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Forgiveness God Myself Prayer Sin
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Appearance Beautiful Children Intellectual Perfection Thinking
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
Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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Evil Goodness People

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