Admiration is the basis of ignorance.
Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
You may be obliged to wage war, but not to use poisoned arrows.
Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration.
To be at ease is better than to be at business.
You have to appear wiser and more prudent than is required by the people you are dealing with if you want to give a high opinion of yourself.