Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.
Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.
Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.
An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.