Don't lie, but don't tell the whole truth.
Do not be held a cheat, even though it is impossible to live today without being one. Let your greatest cunning lie in covering up what looks like cunning.
Don't express your ideas too clearly. Most people think little of what they understand, and venerate what they do not.
The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him help himself.
Life is a warfare against the malice of others.
Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.
One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.
Every fool stands convinced; and everyone convinced is a fool. The faultier a person's judgement the firmer their convictions.
We have more days to live through than pleasures. Be slow in enjoyment, quick at work, for men see work ended with pleasure, pleasure ended with regret.
It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.
Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement.
Folly consists not in committing Folly, but in being incapable of concealing it. All men make mistakes, but the wise conceal the blunders they have made, while fools make them public. Reputation depends more on what is hidden than on what is seen. If you can’t be good, be careful.
No' and 'Yes' are words quickly said, but they need a great amount of thought before you utter them.
When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.
When a man's knowledge is deep, he speaks well of an enemy. Instead of seeking revenge, he extends unexpected generosity. He turns insult into humor, ... and astonishes his adversary who finds no reason not to trust him.
Hear, see, and be silent.
Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one.
Know how to use evasion. That is how smart people get out of difficulties.
Do not make mistakes about character. Better be cheated in the price than in the quality of goods.
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
The truth is generally seen, rarely heard.
Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit, and you share the stones - the confidence of a prince is not a grant, but a tax
Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.
Do not commit yourself to anybody or anything, for that is to be a slave, a slave to every man Above all, keep yourself free of commitments and obligations - they are the device of another to get you into his power
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