When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.

Exaggeration is a branch of lying.

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

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

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

He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold.

Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.