In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
In all things let reason be your guide.
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.