Whatever is to make us better and happy God has placed either openly before us or close to us.
The kind of solace that arises from having company in misery is spiteful.
The mind, unless it is pure and holy, cannot see God.
Where silence is not allowed, what then is permissible?
... frugality makes a poor man rich.
Concealed anger is to be feared; but hatred openly manifested destroys its chance of revenge.