Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend.
Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.