Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.

I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.

The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Be sure, either that thou art stronger than thine enemy, or that thou hast a swifter pair of heels.