Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.

Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.