The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger..

I have often found a small stream at its fountain-head, that, when followed up, carried away the camel with his load..

Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If on….

If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished..

A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.

Liberty is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it. Be assured that men most commonly seek to oblige thee only that they may….

Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant..

Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet..

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power..

The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father..

Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance..

A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence..

A little beauty is preferable to much wealth..

Be sure, either that thou art stronger than thine enemy, or that thou hast a swifter pair of heels..

Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away..

None can be so true to your secret as yourself..

The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about Go….

Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend..

Capacity without education is deplorable, and education without capacity is thrown away..

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich..

Astride a horse I am not, nor camel-like carry a load, Subjects I have none, nor follow any sultan's code; I worry not for what exists, nor fret ….