“Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.”

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

The thing that matters is not what you bear, but how you bear it.

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.

Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

Life is long, if you know how to use it.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

The Best sign of Wisdom is the consistency between the words and deeds.

The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.

Life is like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.

Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.

When you die, it will not be because you are sick, but because you were alive.

The great thing is to know when to speak and when to keep quiet.

Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.

A lesson that is never learned can never be too often taught.

Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.

The first step of healing is to beware of your own negative thoughts.

You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there.

Beware of the unloved, because they will eventually hurt themselves or others.

Don’t walk under the coconut trees.

Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.

Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.