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Be not in the desire of thine own ease.
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
None can be so true to your secret as yourself.
The rich man is everywhere expected and at home.
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
Poverty snatches the reins out of the hand of piety.
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
To the eye of enmity virtue appears the ugliest blemish.
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
The greedy man is incontent with a whole world set before him.
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage.
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth.
Fear not the proud and the haughty; fear rather him who fears God.
Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend.
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
Who eat their corn while yet 'tis green At the true harvest can but glean.
It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.
To him who is stinted of food a boiled turnip will relish like a roast fowl.
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.
Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.