He who is indifferent to the suffering of others is a traitor to that which is truly human.

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.

He will deal harshly by a stranger who has not been himself often a traveller or stranger.

That sorrow which is the harbinger of joy is preferable to the joy which is followed by sorrow.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

No reliance can be placed on the friendship of kings, nor vain hope put in the melodious voice of boys; for that passes away like a vision, and this vanishes like a dream.

I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.