Do not commit yourself to anybody or anything, for that is to be a slave, a slave to every man Above all, keep yourself free of commitments and obligations - they are the device of another to get you into his power

When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.

It is a great deed to leave nothing for tomorrow.

The crutch of Time accomplishes more than the club of Hercules.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

All victories breed, and that over your superior is foolish or fatal.

Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.