“He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life’s pleasure is like a blacksmith’s bellows – he breathes but does not live.”

There is no bigger virtue than compassion.

There are none so deaf as those who will not hear advice.

Diligence is mother of good luck.

Take a close look at today, because yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is barely a vision.

Truth has but one color, a lie has many.

Excess in all matters is to be avoided.

Over-affection is apt to suspect evil.

A woman’s appetite is twice that of a man’s; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times.

One should save for a rainy day.

Coming events cast their shadow before.

Wisdom is the right measure of one’s strength.

There are no rules to be followed in bad times.

The greatest hero is one who has control over his desires.

The virtuous make good their promise.

Perseverance, daring, courage, wisdom, strength and valour – Where these six are, there is God.

A good well-lived today makes every yesterday a dream of a good future, and every morning is a vision of hope.