Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

One's weakness should not ever be revealed.

All the creatures are pleased by loving words; and therefore we should address words that are pleasing to all, for there is no lack of sweet words.

Whores don’t live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don’t build nests on a tree that doesn’t bear fruits.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

The king shall singly deliberate over secret matters; for ministers have their own ministers, and these latter some of their own; this kind of successive line of ministers tends to the disclosure of counsels.

An enemy should be struck at his weak point.