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There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.

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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 remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
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
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
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Forgiveness Oppression Wound
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
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
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Bold Encouragement Shy
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Secret True Yourself
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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Happiness Sex Voice Woman
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
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
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
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
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Enemy Kind Learning Man Religious Rule
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy

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