Depression does tremendous damage. Use every ploy you can think of to bring yourself to joy.

A poor but humble man who gives nothing to charity is preferrable to a rich but haughty man who does.

Flattery leads to vulgarity; the flatterer is despised.

Whoever is able to write a book and does not, it is as if he has lost a child

I conquered my hostility by putting it away until the day I might need it.

Before reciting his prayers, a man should give to charity.

If we do not help a man in trouble, it is as if we caused the trouble.