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O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.

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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
Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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Failure Man Secret Yourself
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Bold Encouragement Shy
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
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
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience Sports
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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Educational Inspirational Knowledge Practice
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
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
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
The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.
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Fall Family Human Humble Humility Man Son
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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Heart Oneself Person Virtue World
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
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
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
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Appearance Jewel Treasure Woman Worth
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
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
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
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
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
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
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Care Listening Yourself
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
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Difficult Easy Inspirational Patience
Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.
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Deep Entertainment Friendship Wisdom
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
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Judgement Men Silence Talk Virtue Wisdom

O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.

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