A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy
He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.