Court the society of a superior, and make much of the opportunity; for in the company of an equal thy good fortune must decline.
The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.
A traveler without knowledge is a bird without wings.
A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.