The sorrowful dislike the gay, and the gay the sorrowful.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
My cares and my inquiries are for decency and truth, and in this I am wholly occupied.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the intellect.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.