Riches are intended for the comfort of life, and not life for the purpose of hoarding riches.
Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.
The whelp of a wolf must prove a wolf at last, notwithstanding he may be brought up by a man.
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.