Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage
Muslih-uddin Sadi
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity till he has tasted adversity
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However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant
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Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
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Of journeying the benefits are many: the freshness it bringeth to the heart, the seeing and hearing of marvelous things, the delight of beholding new cities, the meeting of unknown friends, and the learning of high manners
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Whoever acquires knowledge and does not practice it resembles him who plows his land and leaves it unsown
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He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did not sow
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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed
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If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure
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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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A traveller without observation is a bird without wings
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O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies
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