Keep to yourself the final touches of your art.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

There is no need to show your ability before everyone.

You may be obliged to wage war, but not to use poisoned arrows.

Success rarely brings satisfaction.

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

All men are idolators, some of fame, others of self-interest, most of pleasure.