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.

Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

You should avoid making yourself too clear even in your explanations.

Friendship multiplies blessings and...soothes the soul.

He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal.

The sage has one advantage: he is immortal. If this is not his century, many others will be.

It requires as much to tell the truth as to conceal it.