When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend.
Now that another is suffering pain at thy hand, trust not that thy heart shall be exempt from affliction.
No one ever sowed the grain of generosity who gathered not up the harvest of the desire of his heart.
A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise.
Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.