Successful guilt is the bane of society

Never find delight in another's misfortune.

There are men steady and wise whose body, words and mind are self-controlled. They are the men of supreme self-control.

Pain will force even the truthful to speak falsely.

Confidence is the only bond of friendship.

Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back.

Confidence, like the soul, never returns whence it has once departed