Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.

Whosoever formeth an intimacy with the enemies of his friends, does so to injure the latter. O wise man! wash your hands of that friend who associates with your enemies.

If wisdom was to cease throughout the world, no one would suspect himself of ignorance.

To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.