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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.

Saadi

A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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Ignorance Knowledge
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Bold Encouragement Shy
When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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Beginning Face Man Tongue Virtue
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
A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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Dog Forget Friendship Himself
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
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
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Fear God Himself
When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.
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Enemy Men See Trouble Yourself
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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Fall Family Human Humble Humility Man Son

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