A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
To use the hands in making quicklime into mortar is better than to cross them on the breast in attendance on a prince.
Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
If thou art wise, incline to truth; for truth, not the semblance, remains in its place.
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.