Do not unto another that you would hot have him do unto you. Thou needest this law alone. It is the foundation of all the rest.
A man who lacks reliability is utterly useless.
When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.
If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.
To know that one knows what one knows, and to know that one doesn't know what one doesn't know, there lies true wisdom.
By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.