One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Display startling novelty-rise afresh like the sun every day. Change too the scene on which you shine, so that you rloss may be felt in the old scenes of your triumph, while the novelty of your powers wins applause in the new.

Do not make mistakes about character. Better be cheated in the price than in the quality of goods.

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

Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.