Stars are holes in the sky from which the light of the infinite shines.

One hundred women are not worth a single testicle.

Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

When frying small fish, disturb them little.

Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly to them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it.

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.