Not too isolated, not too many relationships, the middle, that's wisdom.

He is the truly courageous man who never desponds.

The vices come as passengers, visit us as guest and stay as masters.

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

A man who lacks reliability is utterly useless.

Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance. But the knowledge being possessed, it comes to the same thing. Some study with a natural ease, some from a desire for advantages, and some by strenuous effort. But the achievement being made, it comes to the same thing.

There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.