Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.
It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.
The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.
He has the most who is most content with the least.
The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.