Zoroaster said, when in doubt abstain; but this does not always apply. At cards, when in doubt take the trick.
To enjoy a good reputation, give publicly, and steal privately.
Theres not a lot of good humor in medicine, but theres a lot of medicine in good humor.
Rumor is a vagrant without a home, and lives upon what it can pick up.
Wise men have but few confidants, and cunning ones none.
Debt is a trap which man sets and baits himself, and then deliberately gets into.