A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.
Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.
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.
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
I fear God and next to God I mostly fear them that fear him not.
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop make the inundation.
How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice.
When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.