It is a proof of boorishness to confer a favor with a bad grace; it is the act of giving that is hard and painful. How little does a smile cost?

Amongst such as out of cunning hear all and talk little, be sure to talk less; or if you must talk, say little.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

The passion of hatred is so long lived and so obstinate a malady that the surest sign of death in a sick person is their desire for reconciliation.

People reveal their character even in the simplest things they do. Fools do not enter a room, nor leave it, nor sit down, nor rise, nor are they silent, nor do they stand up, like people of sense and understanding.

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail.