You should avoid making yourself too clear even in your explanations.

Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.

We live by information, not by sight.

Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others.

For a thing to remain undone nothing more is needed than to think of it done.

Possession hinders enjoyment. It merely gives you the right to keep things for or from others, and thus you gain more enemies than friends.

It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody.