Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.
Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
But for the cravings of the belly not a bird would have fallen into the snare; nay, nay, the fowler would not have spread his net. The belly is chains to the hands and fetters to the feet. He who is a slave to his belly seldom worships God.
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
He will deal harshly by a stranger who has not been himself often a traveller or stranger.