It is easier to make a lady of a peasant-girl than a peasant-girl of a lady.

Say oh wise man how you have come to such knowledge? Because I was never ashamed to confess my ignorance and ask others.

Brave is the lion tamer, brave is the world subduer, but braver is the one who has subdued himself.

A poet is the creator of the nation around him, he gives them a world to see and has their souls in his hand to lead them to that world.

What destiny sends, bear! Whoever perseveres will be crowned.

The craving for a delicate fruit is pleasanter than the fruit itself.

Touch not the flute when drums are sounding around; when fools have the word, the wise will be silent.