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

Virtue is in the mind, not in the appearance.

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.

Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see;For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.

The bird alighteth not on the spread net when it beholds another bird in the snare. Take warning by the misfortunes of others, that others may not take example from you.

I have often found a small stream at its fountain-head, that, when followed up, carried away the camel with his load.

The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.