The sage has one advantage: he is immortal. If this is not his century, many others will be.
At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all.
There is no need to show your ability before everyone.
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
All men are idolators, some of fame, others of self-interest, most of pleasure.
Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement.