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

A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.

Even in killing men, observe the rules of propriety.

To think twice is quite enough.

They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.

A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.

All people are the same; only their habits differ.