When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.
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Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.Arab
A woman's mosque is her home.
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A sponge to wipe away the past; a rose to sweeten the present; a kiss to greet the future.
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Habit is the sixth sense that dominates the other five.
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It is better to die in revenge than to live on in shame.
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Advice given in the midst of a crowd is loathsome.
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