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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 stirredIs sweeter than nectar.
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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 manWho 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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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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They who in trouble untroubled areWill trouble trouble itself.
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To get wealth and security by guileIs like one who pours water into a pot of unbaked clay.
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Reasoning with a drunkard is likeGoing 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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