Shun to seek what is hid in the womb of the morrow, and set down as gain in life's ledger whatever time fate shall have granted thee.
Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.
In giving advice I advise you, be short.
Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.
The covetous person is full of fear; and he or she who lives in fear will ever be a slave.
Every old poem is sacred.