Peacemakers not only live, they rule life.

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.

Do not show your wounded finger for everything will knock up against it.

The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.

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

Help others solve their problems; standing farther away, you can often see matters more clearly than they do. . . The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him or her help themselves.