One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
Without vision a people perishes.
There is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.
A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but a foolish man's heart directs him toward the left.
A good name is better than precious ointment.
Jealousy is cruel as a tomb, its embers are embers of fire.