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You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

Saadi

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
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
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
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
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
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Bad Earth Face Fortune Heaven Nature
All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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Body Compassion Essence Human Pain Suffering Yourself
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
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Generosity Hands Power Strong
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
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
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
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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Judgement Men Silence Talk Virtue Wisdom
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Fear God Himself
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Advice Help Men Wisdom
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

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