Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.
It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this is the essence of good policy.
Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.
Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
When the ruler is obedient to God, God is his protector and friend.
It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.