A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
To the eye of enmity virtue appears the ugliest blemish.
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.