Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Don't express your ideas too clearly. Most people think little of what they understand, and venerate what they do not.

A brand new mediocrity is thought more of than accustomed excellence.

Always act as if you were seen.

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

Two kinds of people are good at foreseeing danger: those who have learned at their own expense, and the clever people who learn a great deal at the expense of others.