Apocrypha
Quotes by Apocrypha
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Whoever touches pitch will be defiled.
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Jealousy and anger shorten life, and anxiety brings on old age too soon.
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Believe not every tale.
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Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words.
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Open not thine heart to every man.
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Who will pity a snake charmer bitten by a serpent, or any who go near wild beasts?
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When one builds and another tears down, what do they gain but toil?
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God made no Death: neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living.
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Do not rejoice over anyone's death; remember that we all must die.
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Do good, and evil shall not find you.
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Do not miss a day's enjoyment or forgo your share of innocent pleasure.
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Miss not the discourse of the elders.
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A mans heart changes his countenance, either for good or for evil.
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Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss.
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A faithful friend is the medicine of life.
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Forsake not an old friend, for a new one does not compare with him.
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A new friend is like new wine; when it has aged you will drink it with pleasure.
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Weep for the dead, for he lacks the light; and weep for the fool, for he lacks intelligence; weep less bitterly for the dead, for he has attained rest; but the life of the fool is worse than death.
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If thou hast abundance, give alms accordingly: if thou have but a little, be not afraid to give according to that little.
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You cannot plumb the depths of the human heart, nor find out what a man is thinking; how do you expect to search out God, who made all these things, and find out his mind or comprehend his thoughts?
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