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When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

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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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Forgiveness God Myself Prayer Sin
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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Argument Discover Ignorance Order Wisdom 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
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
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
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience Sports
Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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Affect Appearance Eyes Heart Impression
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
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
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
Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Animal Beyond Creation Dog Excellence Gratitude Human Man Worth
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
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
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle
Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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God Wisdom Worth

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

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