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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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Publish not men’s secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
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Grace Men Mistake Reputation Secret Yourself
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
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
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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Body Deep Empty Food Spirit Spiritual
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
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Fake God Saint Sin Thinking Word
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
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
A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.
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Care Destroy Friendship Life Moments
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
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
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
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
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
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Happiness Sex Voice Woman

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

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