Tis by no means the least of life's rules: To let things alone.
It is impossible to live without brains, either one's own or borrowed.
Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.
It takes more to make one sage today than it did to make the seven of Greece. And you need more resources to deal with a single person these days than with an entire nation in times past.
Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
Be known for pleasing others, especially if you govern them. Ruling other has one advantage: you can do more good than anyone else.