The king shall lose no time when the opportunity waited for arrives.

He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.

Trees on a riverbank, a woman in another man's house, and kings without counselors go without doubt to swift destruction.

One's weakness should not ever be revealed.

Swans live wherever there is water, and leave the place where water dries up; let not a man act so - and comes and goes as he pleases.

Test a servant while in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity, and a wife in misfortune.

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.