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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.

Saadi

I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself
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 dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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Dog Forget Friendship Himself
A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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Beautiful Company Girl Ignorance Man Wasted Wisdom
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Hurry Wasted
When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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Beginning Face Man Tongue Virtue
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
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Best Character Charity God Humility Love Rich
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
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
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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Fake God Saint Sin Thinking Word
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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God Wisdom Worth
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
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Advice Help Men Wisdom

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