Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.

The greatest pleasure of life is love.

Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.

Silence is true wisdom's best reply.

To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.

Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.

Much effort, much prosperity.

He is not a lover who does not love forever.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.

Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.

Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head.

Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.

Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.

Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.

To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.

He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.