Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
Goodie-goodies are the thieves of virtue.
Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is to say 'I don't want to.'
The world's big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating.
The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle.