The worth of the mind consisteth not in going high, but in marching orderly.
Anyone who does not feel sufficiently strong in memory should not meddle with lying.
Since we cannot match it let us take our revenge by abusing it.
Whoever will be cured of ignorance, let him confess it.
A person is bound to lose when he talks about himself; if he belittles himself, he is believed; if he praises himself, he isn't believed.
Wisdom is a solid and entire building, of which every piece keeps its place and bears its mark.