“Give much, even if you’ve been given little.”

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.

To fight against one’s desires is the greatest of all fights.

Stubbornness destroys good advice.

Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.

Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness.

Nothing hurts a good soul and kind heart more than to live amongst people who can’t understand it.

The best revenge is to improve yourself.

A True friend is one who sees a fault, gives you advice and who defends you in your absence.

Silence is the garden of thought.

Not every man with a heart is understanding, nor every man with an ear a listener, and nor every man with eyes able to see.

Do not hate what you do not know, for the greater part of knowledge consists of what you do not know.

Don’t engage your heart in grief over the past or you wont be ready for what is coming.

Sometimes the best way to solve your own problems is to help someone else.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.

Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you.

Nothing is really ours until we share it.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.