When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.

The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.

Nothing is so good for an ignorant man as silence; and if he was sensible of this he would not be ignorant.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

Whoever has his foe at his mercy, and does not kill him, is his own enemy

The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.