The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.
Chance has something to say, even how to write a good letter.
Truth is for the minority.
He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.