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Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.

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The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
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Friendship Stranger
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
Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
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Forgiveness Generosity God People
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.
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Fear God Himself
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
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Enemy Friendship Intelligence Secret
Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
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Evil Goodness People
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
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
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Advice Deep Prison Tree Virtue
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Bold Encouragement Shy
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant.
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Art Ignorance Practice Reading Theory
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
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Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
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Better Dog Gratitude Men Worth
In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.
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Desire Inspirational Safety Sea Treasure Wisdom Yourself

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