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I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.

Saadi

Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
SAADI

Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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Animal Guide Hairs Power Tongue
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
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Beautiful Money Worth
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Bold Encouragement Shy
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Beautiful End Equality Joy Sorrow Time
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Hurry Wasted
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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Creation Essence Human Pain Soul Sympathy Uncomfortable Yourself
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
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
You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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Feeling Human Pain Suffering Yourself
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Advice Help Men Wisdom
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
SAADI

People Prayer Religion Service

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