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The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

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The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.
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God Judgement Law Story World
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
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
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.
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Goodness Himself Ignorance Men Silence
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
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Appearance Beautiful Children Intellectual Perfection Thinking
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
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Angry Kindness Limitation People Respect Season
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
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
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
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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Appearance Deep Mindset Virtue
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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Animal Guide Hairs Power Tongue
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

The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

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