Consider in silence whatever any one says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.

Speak briefly and to the point.

Good-breeding is the art of showing men, by external signs, the internal regard we have for them. It arises from good sense, improved by conversing with good company.

Consider in silence whatever any one says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.

The cabbage surpasses all other vegetables. If, at a banquet, you wish to dine a lot and enjoy your dinner, then eat as much cabbage as you wish, seasoned with vinegar, before dinner, and likewise after dinner eat some half-dozen leaves. It will make you feel as if you had not eaten, and you can drink as much as you like.

Flee sloth; for the indolence of the soul is the decay of the body.

In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.