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Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.

Saadi

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 is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
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Different Human Suffering True
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Healing Lying Scars Truth Wound
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 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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God Judgement Law Story World
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself
It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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Heart Oneself Person Virtue World
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
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
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.
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Evil Goodness People

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