A wise man's questions contain half the answer.
The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.
As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.
Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.