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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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Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win
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
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.
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Body Deep Empty Food Spirit Spiritual
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
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Accomplishment Patience Ruin
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
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Fake Mischief Peace Truth
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
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
A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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Beautiful Company Girl Ignorance Man Wasted Wisdom
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
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
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
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Secret True Yourself
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
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
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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Deep Happiness Rose Sorrow Togetherness Wisdom

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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