Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
SAADIWhoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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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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A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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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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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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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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Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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