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The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.

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Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
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Book Heart Learning Reading Tree
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
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 rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
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
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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Change Fall Heaven Value Wisdom Worth
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
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
Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Animal Beyond Creation Dog Excellence Gratitude Human Man Worth
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
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
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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Appearance Jewel Treasure Woman Worth
No person learned the art of archery from me, who did not in the end make me his target.
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Art End Enemy Learning Myself Person Target

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