Cultivate those who can teach you.

The true way is the middle one, halfway between deserving a place and pushing oneself into it.

Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.

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

Censure is like the lightning which strikes the highest mountains.