Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
He will deal harshly by a stranger who has not been himself often a traveller or stranger.
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.