“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.”

A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.

The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.

Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.

Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy

It is safer to be silent than to reveal one’s secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.

A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.

All human beings are limbs of the same body. God created them from the same essence. If one part of the body suffers pain, then the whole body is affected. If you are indifferent to this pain, you cannot be called a human being.

You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.

I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.

Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.

Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.

Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.

I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don’t fear Him.

Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul. If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain. If you have no sympathy for human pain, The name of human you cannot retain.

In the sea there are countless treasures, But if you desire safety, it is on the shore.