The rose and thorn, the treasure and dragon, joy and sorrow, all mingle into one.
That knave preserves the pearl in his purse who considers all people purse-cuts.
Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.
I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior.