Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present.
He can best avoid a snare who knows how to set one.
When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.
Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.