When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend.
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy