It is not proper for noble men to quarrel like common men.
Is it proper for the tsar, if he is struck on the cheek, to turn the other as well? How can the tsar reign, if he consents to be dishonest?
To hunt rabbits, many dogs are needed, to defeat enemies, many warriors are needed. Who, then, in his right mind, will kill his subjects without cause?
Carelessness is the source of all misfortunes.
He that lifteth up the sword of inhumanity shall fall by the sword of inhumanity.
When evil wins, you fall too. In the good in you lies your salvation.
My deeds - love, works - love. Oh my life! Your fruits - love.
He who himself behaves unworthy cannot teach us what dignity is.
Eat only as much as the body. Don't ruin yourself from excess.
Pism is to the mind what pain is to the eyes. Pism can blind reason.
However loud the echo of great deeds, Echo, like glory, has limits.
When you wash your coat in the mud, Don't wait for it to be like new.
If the old man's soul is black, What use did he live a hundred years?
The best of people is the one who is most useful to others.
Man does not become ennobled or exalted by rank, but rank, thanks to man, becomes noble and high.
A man is not made famous with gold and silver. His talent and craft will bring him fame.
Your soul does not torment you every moment In search of power and wealth in this world.
He is crushed by various torments He who torments everyone He sees only troubles and enemies in everything, And feels his soul in pincers.
We have one tongue and two ears, so that we can hear a lot, but be careful what we speak.
Patience is like that witch Who can turn water into pearl.
You will not be able to judge anyone until you turn your soul to good.
An enduring peace is the greatest good on earth, on which all transitory goods depend - it is the ancient fruit of true divine service. And where this is fulfilled, there are no wars, quarrels and bloodshed, and where it is incorrectly fulfilled, unrest, the desire to start war and shed blood, is constantly born.
As the work and honor of the divine service consists in making true saints out of sinners, out of the damned, into the happy, out of the servants of the devil, into God, so the work and honor of secular power consists in making men out of wild animals and keeping them from the wild. . She defends everyone's body and allows no one to harm it; she defends everyone's life, so that no one can take it from them dishonestly; she protects everyone's child, so that no one can take it away from them; she defends every house and court, so that no one can enter there and do any damage; she protects each one's land, cattle, property of every kind, so that no one can steal them or cause damage. This is the difference between humans and animals.
The lie is ever coiling like the snake that never stands upright, whether it crawls or sits still; only when he's dead is he straight and doesn't pretend.
Love, like heat, must warm from all sides and respond to every request of our brothers.
Love gives birth to joy, good cheer, and freedom in the soul that gladly serves its neighbor, and has no regard for gratitude, praise or blasphemy, gain or loss.
Music is the best consolation for the sad man.
Those who do not seek happiness find it faster than others; because those who seek happiness forget that the surest way to get it for themselves is to seek it for others.
No one should leave his neighbor when he is in need.
Everyone is obliged to help and support his neighbor if he wants to be helped when some misfortune strikes him. I stand by what I believe, otherwise I cannot, and so help me God!