Poverty snatches the reins out of the hand of piety.
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
If wisdom was to cease throughout the world, no one would suspect himself of ignorance.
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.