If thou tellest the sorrows of thy heart, let it be to him in whose countenance thou mayst be assured of prompt consolation.
Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
Joy and sorrow, beauty and deformity, equally pass away.
Capacity without education is deplorable, and education without capacity is thrown away.
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.