A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity till he has tasted adversity |
A scholar without diligence is a lover without money |
A traveller without observation is a bird without wings |
An ill-humored man is a prisoner at the mercy of an enemy from whom he can never escape |
God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed |
He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did not sow |
He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did not sow |
However much you are read in theory, if thou hast no practice thou art ignorant |
I fear God, and next to God I chiefly fear him who fears Him not |
I fear God, and next to God I chiefly fear him who fears Him not |
If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure |
If, of thy mortal goods, thou art bereft, And from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left, Sell one and from the dole, Buy Hyacinths to feed the soul |
Kings need the company of the intelligent far more than the intelligent need the society of kings |
Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant |
O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies |