Has any man ever obtained inner harmony by simply reading about the experiences of others? Not since the world began has it ever happened. Each man must go through the fire himself.
It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude.
To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.
A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother.
Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest.
It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.