If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend.
Poverty snatches the reins out of the hand of piety.
Be sure, either that thou art stronger than thine enemy, or that thou hast a swifter pair of heels.
He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did not sow