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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.

Saadi

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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Beautiful Company Girl Ignorance Man Wasted Wisdom
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
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Fear God Himself
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
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 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
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
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
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
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Advice Help Men Wisdom
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
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
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
Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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Grace Men Mistake Reputation Secret Yourself
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

A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.

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