The sage has one advantage: he is immortal. If this is not his century, many others will be.
Many would be wise if they did not think themselves wise.
Don't express your ideas too clearly. Most people think little of what they understand, and venerate what they do not.
We live by information, not by sight.
The wise persono would rather see others needing him than thanking him.
One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground