Friendship multiplies blessings and...soothes the soul.

Don't express your ideas too clearly. Most people think little of what they understand, and venerate what they do not.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

Maturity is the slowness in which a man believes.

Be known for pleasing others, especially if you govern them. Ruling other has one advantage: you can do more good than anyone else.

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

We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.