A prudent man will think more important what fate has conceded to him, than what it has denied.
Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
Do not make mistakes about character. Better be cheated in the price than in the quality of goods.
Superiority is always detested.
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
Always act as if you were seen.
Be first the master of yourself
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.
Keep the extent of your abilities unknown.The wise man does not allow his knowledge and abilities to be sounded to the bottom, if he desires to be honored at all. He allows you to know them but not to comprehend them. No one must know the extent of his abilities, lest he be disappointed. No one ever has an opportunity of fathoming him entirely. For guesses and doubts about the extent of his talents arouse more veneration than accurate knowledge of them, be they ever so great.
Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.
All men are idolators, some of fame, others of self-interest, most of pleasure.
The wise persono would rather see others needing him than thanking him.
A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.
Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
Know how to keep anticipation alive: always strive to feed it, by letting the much promise more, and the one achievement be the announcement only of a greater. Put not all your reserves into the first throw; the great trick is to dole out strength, and to dole out mind, in such a fashion as to bring forward increasingly the fulfillment of what was expected of you.
The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.
Mix a little mystery with everything, for mystery arouses veneration.
Take care to make things turn out well. Some people scruple more over pointing things in the right direction than over successfully reaching their goals. The disgrace of failure outweighs the diligence they showed. A winner is never asked for explanations.
Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
To overvalue something is a form of lying.
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