Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
Purity in body and heart May please some--as for me, I make no boast. For, as you know, no master of a household Has all of his utensils made of gold; Some are wood, and yet they are of use.
Mercy surpasses justice.
Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
If gold rusts, what then can iron do?
One shouldn't be too inquisitive in life Either about God's secrets or one's wife.