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Many a brother you have whom your mother did not bear.Arabic proverb (Majma' al-Amthal)
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We have two ears and one mouth, so that we may listen more and speak less.Zeno of Citium · Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.23
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Of all the things wisdom provides for the blessedness of a whole life, by far the greatest is the possession of friendship.Epicurus · Principal Doctrines 27
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Plant the tree of friendship, for it bears the heart's desire; uproot the sapling of enmity, for it brings sorrow without number.Hafiz · Divan of Hafiz
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Your spirit is mingled with my spirit as wine is mingled with clear water: whatever touches you touches me, and so in every state, you are I.Al-Hallaj · Diwan al-Hallaj
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One hand alone cannot clap.Arabic proverb
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Choose the neighbor before the house.Arabic proverb
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A long road tests the horse's strength; long days reveal the human heart.Chinese proverb
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A single cup of coffee is remembered for forty years.Turkish proverb
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If a man attends to you only with strained effort, leave him, and do not waste much regret on him.Imam Ash-Shafi'i · Diwan al-Shafi'i (traditionally attributed)
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