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.
SAADITake care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.
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A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.
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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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Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
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A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
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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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Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
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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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A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.
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None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.
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It’s no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
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