Whoever wants to be a leader should educate himself before educating others. Before preaching to others he should first practice himself. Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals is superior to the man who tries to teach and train others.

Often your utterances and expressions of your face leak out the secrets of your hidden thoughts.

A man is hid under his tongue.

Perfecting one's intellect causes one to speak less, and those words spoken will be adorned with wisdom.

One who is mild rather than forceful has greater capacity for outreach.

During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you - they neither burden you with complicated affairs, nor try to derive any advantage out of you.

No one has ever suffered from his people as I have.