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Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

Saadi

Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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Forgiveness Oppression Wound
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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Advice Deep Prison Tree Virtue
However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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Action Book Empty Fire Himself Intellectual Learning Philosophy Study Wisdom
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
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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Appearance Deep Mindset Virtue
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
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
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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Art Ignorance Practice Reading Theory
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
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
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
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
Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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Company Intelligence Need Society
He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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Escape Fruit Himself Live
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Generosity Hands Power Strong

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

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