When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.
The truest wild beasts live in the most populous places.
The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.
Have Friends. 'Tis a second existence.
To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
There is no desert like being friendless.