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A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.

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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
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
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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Dog Goodness Talk
If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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Change Fall Heaven Value Wisdom Worth
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Bold Encouragement Shy
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
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
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
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Fear God Himself
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
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
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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Gold Pieces Worth
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 and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself

A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.

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