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.

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.

If thou tellest the sorrows of thy heart, let it be to him in whose countenance thou mayst be assured of prompt consolation.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.

That knave preserves the pearl in his purse who considers all people purse-cuts.

To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.