There is only one proof of ability - action.
No one is so eager to gain new experiences as he who doesn't know how to make use of the old ones.
How wise must one be to be always kind.
Consider once before you give, twice before you receive, and a thousand times before you ask.
Hatred is a prolific vice; envy, a barren vice.
Kindness which is not inexhaustible does not deserve the name.