In life, in true life, there can be nothing better than what is. Wanting something different than what is, is blasphemy.

The most important person is the one you are with in this moment.

An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life—becoming a better person.

When a person is haughty, he distances himself from other people and thereby deprives himself of one of life's biggest pleasures—open, joyful communication with everyone.

It is often better for a person to recognize a sin than to do a good deed. Recognizing a sin makes a person humble. Doing a good deed often can feed a person's pride.

When a person inflates his own importance, he does not see his own sins; and his sins get bigger right along with him.

If a poor person envies a rich person, he is no better than the rich person.

The compassionate are not rich; therefore, the rich are not compassionate.

Wealth brings a heavy purse; poverty, a light spirit.

Wealth is a great sin in the eyes of God. Poverty is a great sin in the eyes of man.