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Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.

Saadi

It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
SAADI

Break Endurance Enemy Friendship
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.
SAADI

Evil Goodness People
When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?
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Animal Eat Excellence Men Praise Sleep
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
SAADI

Compassion Kindness Lust
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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Fear Hands Himself Jewel 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
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
SAADI

Character Doubt Mistake Yourself
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
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Appearance Face Heart Keys Love Wound
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
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
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
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
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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Bold Encouragement Shy
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
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Inspirational Knowledge Travel Wasted Wings
There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
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Difference Expectation Eyes Herself Himself

Make no friendship with an elephant keeper If you have no room to entertain an elephant.

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