» 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.