It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
If thou art wise, incline to truth; for truth, not the semblance, remains in its place.
Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
To the eye of enmity virtue appears the ugliest blemish.
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.