Occupation: Author Birth: 620 Bc Death: 564 Bc
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted..
Obscurity often brings safety..
Distrust unsolicited advice..
Don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg..
Be satisfied with what you have..
All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack..
It is easy to kick a person when he is down..
The more you want, the more you stand to lose.
Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease..
Evil companions bring more hurt than profit..
It is with our Passions, as it is with Fire and Water, they are 'Good Servants,' but 'Bad Masters.'.
Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.
He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family..
He who shares the danger ought to share the prize..
It is easy to despise what you cannot get.
Every one is more or less master of his own fate..
It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow..
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny..
The loiterer often imputes delay to his more active friend..
The value is in the worth, not in the number..
False friends leave you in times of trouble..