Hear much; speak little.
The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortune.
Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain support than all other possessions.
The majority is wicked.
Some, by admiring other men's virtues, become enemies to their own vices.
Monarch, thou wishest to cover thyself with glory; be the first to submit to the laws of thy empire.