Mercy more becomes a magistrate than the vindictive wrath which men call justice.
Look upon the errors of others in sorrow, not in anger.
That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.
Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads.
Resolve and thou art free.
Let him not boast who puts his armor on as he who puts it off, the battle done.