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“There is no greater wealth than Virtue, And no greater loss than to forget it.”
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“The worth of a wife is a man’s good fortune; His jewels are his good children.”
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“The gruel that children’s little hands have stirred Is sweeter than nectar.”
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“To use bitter words, when kind words are at hand, Is like picking unripe fruit when the ripe fruit is there.”
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“The wound that’s made by fire will heal, But the wound that’s made by tongue will never heal.”
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“To turn away a guest is poorest poverty; To bear with fools is mightiest might.”
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“Real kindness seeks no return; What return can the world make to rain clouds?”
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“When you are about to badger the weak, Then imagine yourself before a more powerful man.”
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“How can kindliness rule that man Who eateth other flesh to increase his own?”
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“Not every light is a true light; To the wise the light of truth is light itself.”
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“Anger kills both laughter and joy; What greater foe is there than anger?”
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“Just as the hand that strikes the ground cannot fail, So is the ruin certain of him who cherishes anger.”
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“Those who give way to great anger are like the dead: Those who are free from anger are free from death.”
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“Whatever things a man gives up, By those he cannot suffer pain.”
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“The learned are said to have seeing eyes; The unlearned have only two sores on their faces.”
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“Even the ignorant may appear very worthy, If they keep silent before the learned.”
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“The ignorant are like useless, brackish soil; They exist and that is all.”
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“When no food is given to the ear, Then let a little be given to the stomach.”
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“As the quality of water changes with the nature of the soil; So will a man’s reason vary with the quality of his friends.”
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“The crow does not hide its prey, but calls for others to share it; So wealth will be with those of a like disposition.”
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“The lotus’ stem is as long as the depth of water, So men’s height is just as great as their inner strength.”
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“They who in trouble untroubled are Will trouble trouble itself.”
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“To get wealth and security by guile Is like one who pours water into a pot of unbaked clay.”
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“Reasoning with a drunkard is like Going under water with a torch to seek for a drowning man.”
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“If men must beg to live, May the Creator also go wandering and perish.”
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“How can he practice true compassion”
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“All life will press palms together in prayerful adoration”
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