Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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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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Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
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In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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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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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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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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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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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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Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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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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The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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