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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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Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
SAADI

Hurry Wasted
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
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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Difference Expectation Eyes Herself Himself
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
SAADI

Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.
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Ignorance Knowledge
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
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Beautiful End Equality Joy Sorrow Time
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
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Beautiful Money Worth
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
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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Himself Judgement Night Recovery Wine

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