Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of gold?
Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it.
Avoid greatness in a cottage there may be more real happiness than kings or their favourites enjoy.
No poems can please long or live that are written by water drinkers.