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Ahiqar

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Better a patient man than a warrior, one who controls his temper than one who takes a city.
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A saying from the Biblical Proverbs 16:32, as quoted in How to Overcome Fear : And Live Your Life to the Fullest (2007) by Marcos Witt, p. 17

 
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