The whelp of a wolf must prove a wolf at last, notwithstanding he may be brought up by a man.
To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.
Independence is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it.
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.
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.
The sons of Adam are limbs of each other, Having been created of one essence. When the calamity of time affects one limb, the other limbs cannot remain at rest. If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others, You are unworthy to be called by the name of a human.