 And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature; and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do. |
| The beginning of wisdom is to desire it. |
| My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private. Topics: Best Friend |
| Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow. |
| Your secret is your prisoner; once you reveal it, you become its slave. |
| A wise man's question contains half the answer. |
| If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend. |
| Thou hast created me not from necessity but from grace. |
| As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave. |
| Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings. |
| All men have one entrance into life, and the like going out. |
| I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did. |
| One is punished by the very things by which he sins. |
| The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones. |
| Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire. |
| Many men hoard for the future husbands of their wives. |
| As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. |
