It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
The true disciple should aim to live for the gospel, rather than to die for it.
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.
If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
No reliance can be placed on the friendship of kings, nor vain hope put in the melodious voice of boys; for that passes away like a vision, and this vanishes like a dream.