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Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.

Saadi

Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
SAADI

Appearance Deep Mindset Virtue
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
In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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Desire Inspirational Safety Sea Treasure Wisdom Yourself
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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Oneself Reveal Secret Silence Talk
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
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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Body Empty Mindset See Soul Wisdom
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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Body Deep Empty Food Spirit Spiritual
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Hurry Wasted
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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Action Book Empty Fire Himself Intellectual Learning Philosophy Study Wisdom
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Appearance Beautiful Children Intellectual Perfection Thinking
Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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Failure Man Secret Yourself
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
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
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Character Doubt Mistake Yourself

Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.

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