Drink your fill when the jar is first opened, and when it is nearly done, but be sparing when it is half-empty; it's a poor savingwhen you come to the dregs.
The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it.
He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.
Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin.
You trust a thief when you trust a woman.
Gain not base gains; base gains are the same as losses.