Be not the fourth friend of him who had three before and lost them.
He who goes round about in his requests wants commonly more than he chooses to appear to want.
He whose pride oppresses the humble may perhaps be humbled, but will never be humble.
The cruelty of the effeminate is more dreadful than that or the hardy.
Thinkers are as scarce as gold.
When you doubt between words, use the plainest, the commonest, the most idiomatic. Eschew fine words as you would rouge; love simple ones as you would the native roses on your cheek.