Author: MTKincaid

Do not surrender to beasts those who praise you

The last word, when all is heard:  Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is man’s all; Because God will bring to judgment every work, with all its hidden qualities, whether good or bad.

And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying:  “A sower went out to sow.  And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up.  Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil.  It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots.  Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.  But some seed fell on rich soil, and  produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.  Whoever has ears ought to hear.”

When one finds a worthy wife, her value is far beyond pearls.  Her husband, entrusting his heart to her, has an unfailing prize.

The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness.

Man’s body is a fleeting thing, but a virtuous name will never be annihilated.

“Toward the faithful you are faithful; toward the wholehearted you are wholehearted; Toward the sincere you are sincere; but toward the crooked you are astute.”

The fool takes no delight in understanding, but rather in displaying what he thinks.