He who cannot describe the problem will never find the solution to that problem.

Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.

We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him?

Eat at your own as you would the table of a king.

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

To acknowledge our faults when we are blamed, is modesty; to discover them to one's friends in ingenuousness, is confidence; but to preach them to all the world, if one does not take care, is pride.

Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed.