Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
A little beauty is preferable to much wealth.
If thou tellest the sorrows of thy heart, let it be to him in whose countenance thou mayst be assured of prompt consolation.
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.