The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.
It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
He who, when he hath the power, doeth not good, when he loses the means will suffer distress. There is not a more unfortunate wretch than the oppressor; for in the day of adversity nobody is his friend.