My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.

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.

There are four types of men in this world: 1. The man who knows, and knows that he knows; he is wise, so consult him. 2. The man who knows, but doesn't know that he knows; help him not forget what he knows. 3. The man who knows not, and knows that he knows not; teach him. 4. Finally, there is the man who knows not but pretends that he knows; he is a fool, so avoid him.

Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.

Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.