A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.

A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.

There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.

That which is not allotted the hand cannot reach; what is allotted you will find wherever you may be.

Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.

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.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.