“Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.”

Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.

Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.

Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.

I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him.

One who thinks and reflects develops his foresight and vision.

The word of God is the medicine of the heart.

Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn’t believe it.

No wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance.

Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack.

The worst of our faults is our interest in other people’s faults.

Vanity prevents improvement

The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.

There is no rest for the person who has envy, and there is no love for the person who has bad manners.

True friends are a single soul divided between different bodies.

Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy.

The vision of the eye is limited; the vision of the heart transcends all barriers of time and space.

I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.

If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn’t show up.

The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it.

To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.

What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.

The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.

We know what we are, but not what we may be.