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A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
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
Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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Forgiveness Generosity God People
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Beautiful Money Worth
Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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Book Heart Learning Reading Tree
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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Judgement Men Silence Talk Virtue Wisdom
There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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Difference Expectation Eyes Herself Himself
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
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Enemy Friendship Intelligence Secret
It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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Break Endurance Enemy Friendship
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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Men Strong Time Tree Wisdom

A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

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