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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Saadi

Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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Animal Guide Hairs Power Tongue
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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Gold Pieces Worth
When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
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Beginning Face Man Tongue Virtue
It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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Heart Oneself Person Virtue World
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Generosity Hands Power Strong
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Appearance Beautiful Children Intellectual Perfection Thinking
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
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
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.
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People Prayer Religion Service
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Fear God Himself
Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.
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Creation Essence Human Pain Soul Sympathy Uncomfortable Yourself

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