The book of Ecclesiastes teaches us with simple advice that wisdom consists in always being attentive to small details, to small things that often go unnoticed by ordinary people, many times small mistakes can make the difference and cause big failures: "As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor" Ecclesiastes 10:1.Many times…

Tobit, in the book that bears his name, was a righteous man who feared God, an Israelite deported by the Assyrians, and like Job, he was put on a test by the Lord: "Now, after I had been deported to the Assyrians and came as captive to Nineveh" Tobit:1:10.Tobit suffered persecution and led a difficult life due to oppression in…

Humility is the opposite of pride and contempt for others, a humble person is able to make himself at disposition and at the service of others without belittling himself, humble people do not have an ego to support and this makes righteous living possible: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", Matthew 7:12. Humility also brings…

King Solomon, who was one of the wisest people in the world, instructed us in the search for the true happiness and prosperity in man. Common and simple people tend to focus on the most immediate and superficial needs, such as money or pleasure; but King Solomon invited us with his teachings to go further the appearances, to look for…