I am getting thinner and thinner but never feel remorseful, preferring to lose weight for her to be depressed and emaciated.

This is the concept of a mirror

Speak with honesty and trustworthiness, and behave with dignity and respect.

You must be trustworthy in what you say; you must be effective in what you do.

There's an end to the words, but not to their message;

Forbearance

Short in Speaking,Smart in Action.

Seize the opportunity to entertain yourself with poetry and wine.

not to be shaken or modified by one's poverty or destitution