If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.
Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
Roam abroad in the world, and take thy fill of its enjoyments before the day shall come when thou must quit it for good.
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.