To harm another is to harm oneself
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit.
Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm & constant.
And I say let a man be of good cheer about his soul. When the soul has been arrayed in her own proper jewels - temperance and justice, and courage, and nobility and truth - she is ready to go on her journey when the hour comes.
Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show.
A man should inure himself to voluntary labor, and not give up to indulgence and pleasure, as they beget no good constitution of body nor knowledge of mind.