I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a Mind.
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Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, Grow, Grow
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Men should be careful lest they cause women to weep, for God counts their tears.
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A person will be called to account on Judgement Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not.
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If one man says to thee, Thou art a donkey, pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle.
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Who can protest and does not, is an accomplice in the act.
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Never expose yourself unnecessarily to danger a miracle may not save you...and if it does, it will be deducted from your share of luck or merit.
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The sun will set without thy assistance.
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Greater even than the pious man is he who eats that which is the fruit of his own toil; for scripture declares him twice-blessed.
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Beware of too much laughter, for it deadens the mind and produces oblivion.
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Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth which goes with him only while good fortune lasts. Second, his relatives; they go only as far as the grave, leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond the grave.
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He who carries out one good deed acquires one advocate in his own behalf, and he who commits one transgression acquires one accuser against himself. Repentance and good works are like a shield against calamity.
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God said: you must teach, as I taught, without a fee.
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The sun sets without thy assistance.
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Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth which goes with him only while good fortune lasts. Second, his relatives they go only as far as the grave, leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond the grave.
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Just as the soul fills the body, so God fills the world. Just as the soul bears the body, so God endures the world. Just as the soul sees but is not seen, so God sees but is not seen.
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He that gives should never remember, he that receives should never forget.
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Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.
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Whoever destroys a single life is as guilty as though he had destroyed the entire world and whoever resues a single life earns as much merit as though he had rescued the entire world.
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For the sake of peace one may lie, but peace itself should never be a lie.
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Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more than his deeds, his wisdom does not endure.
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Humor the sons of the poor, for they give science its splendor.
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The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it.
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Until a child is one year old it is incapable of sin.
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This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth.
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Customs are more powerful than laws.
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Who is a wise man He who learns of all men.
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Hold no man responsible for what he says in his grief.
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The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
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Live well. It is the greatest revenge.
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