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Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.

Saadi

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
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
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Enemy Friendship Hands Men Wisdom
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
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Bad Disturb God Goodness Sleep
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
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 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
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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Care Expectation Himself Listening Oneself Perfection Return Voice
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
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Beautiful End Equality Joy Sorrow Time
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
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Oneself Reveal Secret Silence Talk
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
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Beautiful Money Worth
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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Goodness Himself Ignorance Men Silence
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
However much you study, you cannot know without action. A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man. Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?
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Action Book Empty Fire Himself Intellectual Learning Philosophy Study Wisdom
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
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Generosity Hands Power Strong
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
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Fight Power Togetherness Unity Win

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