Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
That sorrow which is the harbinger of joy is preferable to the joy which is followed by sorrow.