The heights by great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight,

But they while their companions slept

Were toiling upward in the night.

He that plants thorns

must never expect to gather roses.

Blessed is he, who expects nothing,

for he shall never be disappointed

Saying and doing are two different things.

It is an obligation upon people to repent.
But leaving sins is even more of an obligaton.

Patience in the midst of hardships is difficult to bear.
But losing the opportunity for reward is more difficult to bear.

Blaming your faults on your nature does not change the nature of your faults.

Keep five yards from a carriage,

ten yards from a horse,

and a hundred yards from an elephant;

but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.

The way to overcome

the angry man is with gentleness,

the evil man with goodness,

the miser with generosity

and the liar with truth.

Five fingers are brothers but not equals.

The seeker is the finder.

A promise is a cloud; fulfilment is rain.

After dinner, rest;

after supper walk a mile.