My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.
A wise man's questions contain half the answer.
Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.
Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.
Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.