Tell no one the secret that you want to keep, although he may be worthy of confidence; for no one will be so careful of your secret as yourself.

Whoever interrupts the conversation of others to make a display of his fund of knowledge, makes notorious his own stock of ignorance.

When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.

When you see contention amongst your enemies, go and sit at ease with your friends; but when you see them of one mind, string your bow, and place stones upon the ramparts.

If thou art of elephant-strength or of lion-claw, still peace is, in my opinion, better than strife.

The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.

No one ever sowed the grain of generosity who gathered not up the harvest of the desire of his heart.