Who then is sane? He who is not a fool.
Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
In love there are two evils: war and peace.
Those unacquainted with the world take pleasure in intimacy with great men; those who are wiser fear the consequences.
Whatever advice you give, be short.
Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points.