Where the hand of tyranny is long we do not see the lips of men open with laughter.
In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior.
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
That which is not allotted the hand cannot reach; what is allotted you will find wherever you may be.
When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend.
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.