Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.
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.
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.
I have often found a small stream at its fountain-head, that, when followed up, carried away the camel with his load.