Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
Be known for pleasing others, especially if you govern them. Ruling other has one advantage: you can do more good than anyone else.
Know how to use evasion. That is how smart people get out of difficulties.
Share weight and woe, for misfortune falls with double force on him that stands alone.
Two kinds of people are good at foreseeing danger: those who have learned at their own expense, and the clever people who learn a great deal at the expense of others.