Be not swept off your feet by the vividness of the impression, but say, "Impression, wait for me a little. Let me see what you are and what you represent. Let me try you."
Act your part with honor.
No man is able to make progress when he is wavering between opposite things.
We ought to flee the friendship of the wicked, and the enmity of the good.
If you would be good, first believe that you are bad.
In the long run, every man will pay the penalty for this own misdeeds.