O wise man, wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies..

Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!.

Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read..

People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet..

When a man appreciates only eating and sleeping, what excellence has he over the reptiles?.

The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men..

You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human..

Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman..

The remedy against want is to moderate your desires..

No one ever sowed the grain of generosity who gathered not up the harvest of the desire of his heart..

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth..

Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others..

O Contentment, make me rich! for without thee there is no wealth..

The covetous map explores the whole world in pursuit of a subsistence, and fate is close at his heels..

Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline..

Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb..

When you see contention amongst your enemies, go and sit at ease with your friends; but when you see them of one mind, string your bow, and place sto….

There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her..

Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it..

Pride thyself on what virtue thou hast, and not on thy parentage..

A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure..