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God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good maybe undisturbed.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
Gulistan (1258)
In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is thy superior.
Gulistan (1258)
Let him who neglects to raise the fallen, fear lest, when he falls, no one will stretch out his hand to lift him up.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
Obedience is not truly performed by the body, if the heart is dissatisfied.
A Dictionary of Thoughts (1891)
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself, in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
Gulistan (1258)
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