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Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.

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Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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Advice Deep Prison Tree Virtue
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
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
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
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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Appearance Face Heart Keys Love Wound
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Healing Lying Scars Truth Wound
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
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
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Beautiful Money Worth
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
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Hurry Wasted
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
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry

Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.

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