Take care of your enemies and pray for them because they don't know what they are doing. Pavle (Serbian)
Do not look for or expect love from others, rather demand from yourself love and compassion for them. Ignatius Bryanchaninov
...there is nothing that has been created without some reason, even if human nature is incapable of knowing precisely the reason for them all. John Chrysostom
If you want to know secrets, seek for them in trouble or in pleasure. Spanish Proverb
Those whose palm-kernels were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble. African Proverb
Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them. German Proverb