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sooner
They should come up with it forthwith. The sooner they do it, the better it is for all concerned.
fear-god
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.
sleep order giving
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.
patience difficult-and-easy patience-and-love
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
beauty jewels good-woman
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
best-love humility charity
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
ruins speed accomplish
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
desire want remedy
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
wine night judgement
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
kings intelligent needs
Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
hands generosity stronger
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
perseverance together littles
A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.
fighting together lions
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
dog grateful men
Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.