A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.
Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.
The truest wild beasts live in the most populous places.
Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand.
Tis by no means the least of life's rules: To let things alone.
A wise prince must never take things easy in times of peace.