If thou tellest the sorrows of thy heart, let it be to him in whose countenance thou mayst be assured of prompt consolation.
A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
If wisdom was to cease throughout the world, no one would suspect himself of ignorance.
Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
The sea does not contain all the pearls, the earth does not enclose all the treasures, and the flint-stone does not inclose all the diamonds, since the head of man encloses wisdom.