Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one.
Cunning grows in deceit at seeing itself discovered, and tries to deceive with truth itselft.
At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all.
Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.
Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.
Hurry is the weakness of fools.