To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.

However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant

He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.

Independence is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it.

The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.