Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.

Do not be like those on whom advice has no effect and who require punishment to correct themselves.

Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness.

Knowledge is of two kinds: that which is absorbed and that which is heard. And that which is heard does not profit if it is not absorbed.

Do not use the sharpness of your speech on your mother who taught you how to speak.

The worst of our faults is our interest in other people's faults.

The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.