The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916. Various

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style="font-size:15px;">      Charity

      Charity is the father of sacrifice.

      Children

      There is no wealth without children. It is the duty of children to wait on elders, not elders on children.

      Condemnation

      You condemn on hearsay evidence alone, your sins increase.

      Contempt

      Men despise what they do not understand.

      Covetousness

      If thou seeketh to obtain by force what our Lord did not give thee, thou wilt not get it.

      Danger of Beauty

      He who marries a beauty, marries trouble.

      Danger of Poverty

      Beg help and you will meet with refusals; ask for alms and you will meet with misers.

      Danger of Wealth

      It is better to be poor and live long than rich and die young.

      Disposition

      A man's disposition is like a mark in a stone, no one can efface it.

      Doing Good

      If one does good, God will interpret it to him for good.

      Duty to One's Self

      Do not repair another man's fence until you have seen to your own.

      Effort

      You cannot kill game by looking at it.

      Evil Doer

      The evil doer is ever anxious.

      Experience

      We begin by being foolish and we become wise by experience.

      Familiarity

      Familiarity induces contempt, but distance secures respect.

      Faults

      Faults are like a hill, you stand on your own and you talk about those of other people.

      Faults of the Rich

      If thou art poor, do not make a rich man thy friend.

      If thou goest to a foreign country, do not alight at a rich man's house.

      Favor of the Great

      To love the king is not bad, but a king who loves you is better.

      Folly

      After a foolish action comes remorse.

      Forethought

      A person prepared beforehand is better than after reflection.

      The day on which one starts is not the time to commence one's preparation.

      Forgiveness

      He who forgives ends the quarrel.

      Friends

      There are three friends in this world–courage, sense, and insight.

      Friendship

      Hold a true friend with both of your hands.

      Future

      Thou knowest the past but not the future. As to what is future, even a bird with a long neck can not see it, but God only.

      Gossip

      Gossip is unbecoming an elder.

      Gentleness

      A matter dealt with gently is sure to prosper, but a matter dealt with violently causes vexation.

      Hate

      There is no medicine for hate.

      Heart

      It is the heart that carries one to heaven.

      Heathen

      He is a heathen who bears malice.

      Hope

      Hope is the pillar of the world.

      Ignorance

      Lack of knowledge is darker than night.

      An ignorant man is always a slave.

      Whoever works without knowledge works uselessly.

      Immortality

      Since thou hast no benefactor in this world, thy having one in the next world will be all the more pleasant.

      Injury

      He who injures another brings injury upon himself.

      Laziness

      Laziness lends assistance to fatigue.

      A lazy man looks for light employment.

      Love

      One does not love another if one does not accept anything from him.

      If you love the children of others, you will love your own even better.

      Meekness

      If one knows thee not or a blind man scolds thee, do not become angry.

      Mother

      Him whose mother is no more, distress carries off.

      Necessity of Effort

      The sieve never sifts meal by itself.

      Old Age

      There are no charms or medicine against old age.

      Opportunity

      The dawn does not come twice to wake a man.

      Patience

      At the bottom of patience there is heaven.

      Patience is the best of qualities; he who possesses it possesses all things.

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