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When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.

Saadi

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
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
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
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
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Enemy Himself Kill Mercy
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.
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Creation Essence Human Pain Soul Sympathy Uncomfortable Yourself
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Secret True Yourself
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
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
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Book Death Discipline Live Religious True
All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.
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Body Compassion Essence Human Pain Suffering Yourself
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
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Holy Need Starve
It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
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Break Endurance Enemy Friendship
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
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Healing Lying Scars Truth Wound
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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Book Carry Learning Library Stupidity

When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.

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