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

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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Appearance Beautiful Children Intellectual Perfection Thinking
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
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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Appearance Deep Mindset Virtue
Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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Angry Kindness Limitation People Respect Season
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Bold Encouragement Shy
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Enemy Friendship Hands Men Wisdom
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
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
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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Goodness Himself Ignorance Men Silence
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
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Fear God Himself
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
A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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Care Destroy Friendship Life Moments

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