Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.

A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.

Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.

Holiness comes by holy deeds. Not starving flesh of daily needs.

A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby - take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.

When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.

To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.