A good youth ought to have a fear of God, to be subject to his parents, to give honor to his elders, to preserve his purity; he ought not to despise humility, but should love forbearance and modesty. All these are an ornament to youthful years.
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In manchen Fällen kann Stille gefährlich sein.
In some causes silence is dangerous.
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Where a man's heart is, there is his treasure also.
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It is not from your own goods that you give to the beggar; it is a portion of his own that you are restoring to him. The Earth belongs to all. So you are paying back a debt and think you are making a gift to which you are not bound.
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A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.
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