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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.

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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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Fear Hands Himself Jewel Thinking
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?
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Book Carry Learning Library Stupidity
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Secret True Yourself
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
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
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
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience Sports
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
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog’s mouth with a crumb.
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Dog Goodness Talk
Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
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God Wisdom Worth
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
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
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Bold Encouragement Shy
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
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Fear God Himself Intellectual Myself
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
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
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
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Dog Forget Friendship Himself
Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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Care Expectation Himself Listening Oneself Perfection Return Voice
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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Animal Eat Excellence Men Praise Sleep

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