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Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.

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Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
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
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
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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Fear Hands Himself Jewel Thinking
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
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 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
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Beautiful Money Worth
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Secret True Yourself
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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Angry Kindness Limitation People Respect Season
He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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Different Human Suffering True

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