Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.
When a mean wretch cannot vie with another in virtue, out of his wickedness he begins to slander. The abject envious wretch will slander the virtuous man when absent, but when brought face to face his loquacious tongue becomes dumb.
If thou art wise, incline to truth; for truth, not the semblance, remains in its place.
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice.
Every person thinks his own intellect perfect, and his own child handsome.
The heart is like a musical instrument of many strings, all the chords of which require putting in harmony.