Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.

To be at ease is better than to be at business.

The sage has one advantage: he is immortal. If this is not his century, many others will be.

Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.

We live by information, not by sight.

One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.

The hossanas of the multitude can never bring satisfaction to the discerning. Yet there exist those chamaleons of popularity who find their joy, not in the sweet breath of Apollo, but in the smell of the crowd. And not in mind: Do not be taken in by what are miracles to the populace, for the ignorant do not rise above marveling. Thus the stupidity of a crowd is lost in admiration, even as the brain of an individual uncovers the trick.