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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.

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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
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
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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Appearance Jewel Treasure Woman Worth
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship
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
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Generosity Hands Power Strong
You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.
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Feeling Human Pain Suffering Yourself
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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Appearance Deep Mindset Virtue
Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
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Company Intelligence Need Society
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
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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Bad Earth Face Fortune Heaven Nature
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Fear God Himself

Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.

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Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.

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