146
Purpose without power is mere weakness and deception; and power without purpose is mere fatuity.
Sa’dī.
147
Suffering is the necessary consequence of sin, just as when you eat a sour fruit a stomach complaint ensues.
Burmese.
148
Riches disclose in a man’s character the bad qualities formerly concealed in his poverty.
Arabic.
149
Whate’er the work a man performs,
The most effective aid to its completion—
The most prolific source of true success—
Is energy, without despondency.
Ramāyāna.
150
Humility is a virtue all preach, none practise, and yet everybody is content to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servant, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the laity.
Selden.