Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
To him who is stinted of food a boiled turnip will relish like a roast fowl.
A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.