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A wise man firstA wise man first
thinks and then speaksthinks and then speaks
and a fool speaks andand a fool speaks and
then thinks.then thinks.
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This world isThis world is
not a place ofnot a place of
permanentpermanentsettlement, it is asettlement, it is a
passage, a roadpassage, a road
on which you areon which you are
passing.passing.
There are two kinds of peopleThere are two kinds of people
here, one is the kind who havehere, one is the kind who havesold their souls for eternalsold their souls for eternal
damnation, the other is of thosedamnation, the other is of those
who have purchased their soulswho have purchased their souls
and freed them from damnation.and freed them from damnation.
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Contentment is theContentment is the
capital which will nevercapital which will never
come to an end.come to an end.
Adversities often bringAdversities often bring
your good qualities to theyour good qualities to the
front.front.
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Treat people inTreat people insuch a way andsuch a way and
live amongstlive amongst
them in such athem in such a
manner that if youmanner that if youdie they weepdie they weep
over you, and ifover you, and if
you are alive theyyou are alive they
crave for yourcrave for yourcompany.company.
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The world, which offers you viciousThe world, which offers you viciouspleasures is like a snake, so soft to touch, butpleasures is like a snake, so soft to touch, but
so full of lethal poison. Unwise people areso full of lethal poison. Unwise people are
allured by it and drawn towards it and wiseallured by it and drawn towards it and wise
men avoid it and keep away from itsmen avoid it and keep away from its
poisonous effects.poisonous effects.
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A man can be valuedA man can be valued
through his sayings.through his sayings.
He is very unfortunate who cannot in his lifetime gain a fewHe is very unfortunate who cannot in his lifetime gain a few
sincere friends and sympathisers and more unfortunate is thesincere friends and sympathisers and more unfortunate is the
one who has gained them and then lost them (through hisone who has gained them and then lost them (through his
deeds).deeds).
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How I wonder at a man who loses hopeHow I wonder at a man who loses hope
of salvation when the door of repentanceof salvation when the door of repentance
is opened for him.is opened for him.
If you understand theIf you understand themajesty of the Lordmajesty of the Lord
then you will not attachthen you will not attach
any importance to theany importance to the
universe and itsuniverse and its
marvels.marvels.
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Every breath that youEvery breath that youtake is a step you puttake is a step you put
forward towards deathforward towards death..
Wealth is the fountainWealth is the fountain--head of inordinate cravings.head of inordinate cravings.
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If you want to pray to the Lord forIf you want to pray to the Lord for
better means of subsistence then firstbetter means of subsistence then first
give something in charity.give something in charity.
Hearts of people are like wild birds, they attachHearts of people are like wild birds, they attach
themselves to those who love and train them.themselves to those who love and train them.
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One whoOne who
adoptsadopts
patience willpatience will
never benever be
deprived ofdeprived ofsuccesssuccess
though thethough the
success maysuccess may
take a longtake a long
time to reachtime to reachhim.him.
If youIf you
cannot getcannot get
things asthings as
much as youmuch as youdesire, thendesire, then
be contentedbe contented
with whatwith what
you have.you have.
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If you help a deservingIf you help a deserving
person without his requestperson without his requestthen it is generosity and ifthen it is generosity and if
you help him after hisyou help him after his
request then mostly it isrequest then mostly it is
due to shyness to refusedue to shyness to refuse
or fear of reproach.or fear of reproach.
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Happy is the man whoHappy is the man who
always kept the life afteralways kept the life after
death in his view, whodeath in his view, who
remembered the Day ofremembered the Day ofReckoning through all hisReckoning through all his
deeds, who led adeeds, who led a
contented life and whocontented life and who
was happy with the lot thatwas happy with the lot that
God hath destined forGod hath destined for
him.him.