March 2010

Nine Things Considered as Happy

Nine things a prudent man considers happy and a tenth which he also refer: the man who finds his happiness in his children; the man who sees the ruin of his enemies in his lifetime. Happy the man who lives with a sensible wife; he who does not plow with a donkey and ox; he […]

Three Things and the Three Kinds…

Three things that are delightful to God and People: agreement between brothers, friendship between neighbors and a perfect harmony between husband and wife.
There are three kinds of persons whom God and people detest and whose existence a prudent man cast away from him: a poor man full of pride, a rich man who is a […]

God’s Wisdom’s Invitation

Come to me, you who desire me and take your fill of my fruits. To experience me is sweeter than honey and to posses me is sweeter than any honeycomb. Those who eat me will hunger still; those who drink me will thirst for more. Those who obey me will not be put to shame; […]