“Whoever has his foe at his mercy and does not kill him is his own enemy.”

“A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity till he has tasted adversity.”

“To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head-bowings in prayer.”

“Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.”

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

“To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head-bowings in prayer.”

“The greedy man is incontent with a whole world set before him.”

“Whoever has his foe at his mercy and does not kill him is his own enemy.”