Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
Man is, beyond dispute, the most excellent of created beings, and the vilest animal is a dog; but the sages agree that a grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
The rose and thorn, the treasure and dragon, joy and sorrow, all mingle into one.
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
It is safer to be silent than to reveal one's secret to any one, and telling him not to mention it.
Take care how you listen to the voice of the flatterer, who, in return for his little stock, expects to derive from you considerable advantage. If one day you do not comply with his wishes, be imputes to you two hundred defects instead of perfections.