Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
Men often bear little grievances with less courage than they do large misfortunes.
Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.
Conceit may bring about one's own downfall.
Give assistance, not advice, in a crisis.
Wealth unused might as well not exist.