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The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.

Saadi

Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
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Appearance Deep Mindset Virtue
Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
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Desire Feeling Selfish
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
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
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Himself Judgement Night Recovery Wine
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
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God Myself Rich Satisfaction Wealth
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
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Desire Limitation Yourself
Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.
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Animal Guide Hairs Power Tongue
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
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Adversity Hard Time Men Prosperity Worth
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
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Journey Lost Men Myself Path See Straight Struggle
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
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
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
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Deal Harsh Oppression Sorry
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
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.
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Compassion Kindness Lust
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Food God Himself Slave Worship

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