Riches are intended for the comfort of life, and not life for the purpose of hoarding riches.
Poverty snatches the reins out of the hand of piety.
It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.