There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe.
The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed.
There are men steady and wise whose body, words and mind are self-controlled. They are the men of supreme self-control.
Conversation is the image of the mind. As the man is, so is his talk.
Shun an angry man for a moment-your enemy forever.
Great hatred can be concealed in the countenance, and much in a kiss.