Be humble, for the worst thing in the world is of the same stuff as you; be confident, for the stars are of the same stuff as you.
When the wind blows, the fool tries to compete by shouting.
Summer is most loved in winter, and winter in summer.
Ugliness moves slowly, but beauty is in great haste.
God speaks every language except the godless,
God grants everything except eternity,
God takes back everything but sins.
The best thing that the last man on earth can do is just what the first man could do. He can
kneel on the earth, his mother, and pray to God, his father.
The fool is wisest when he sleeps; the wise man is most foolish when he dances.
When young men stand at the bier of an old man, it is pathetic; if old men stand at the bier of a young man, it is grievous; but God sees all and keeps silent. Why should you lament?