That sorrow which is the harbinger of joy is preferable to the joy which is followed by sorrow.

There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.

Independence is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it.

Fear not the proud and the haughty; fear rather him who fears God.

The sons of Adam are limbs of each other, Having been created of one essence. When the calamity of time affects one limb, the other limbs cannot remain at rest. If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others, You are unworthy to be called by the name of a human.

It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this is the essence of good policy.

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