Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.
Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.
To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise.
The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.