If you wish me to weep, you yourself must first feel grief.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
The glory is for those who deserve.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.