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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.

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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Hurry Wasted
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Enemy Friendship Hands Men Wisdom
He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.
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Escape Fruit Himself Live
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
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.
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Harmony Heart Music Togetherness
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
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
People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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Confidence Cry Himself Love People Rich Smile Ugly
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
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Generosity Hands Power Strong
All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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Body Compassion Essence Human Pain Suffering Yourself
Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.
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Body Empty Mindset See Soul Wisdom
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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Book Death Discipline Live Religious True

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