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To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.

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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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Affect Appearance Eyes Heart Impression
It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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Heart Oneself Person Virtue World
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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Appearance Jewel Treasure Woman Worth
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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Art End Enemy Learning Myself Person Target
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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Best Character Charity God Humility Love Rich
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
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
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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Advice Deep Prison Tree Virtue
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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Himself Judgement Night Recovery Wine
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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Appearance Face Heart Keys Love Wound
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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People Prayer Religion Service
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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Harmony Heart Music Togetherness

To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.

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