The path to greatness is along with others.
Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration.
Even monarchs have need of authors, and fear their pens more than ugly women the painter's pencil.
The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.