None is so perfect that he does not need at times the advice of others..

When everyone covets something, they are easily annoyed by it..

Harness the imagination, for she is the whole of happiness..

Friendship multiplies blessings and...soothes the soul..

Chance has something to say, even how to write a good letter..

Friends provoked become the bitterest of enemies..

Many get the repute of being witty but thereby lose the credit of being sensible. Jest has its little hour, seriousness should have all the rest..

There is no desert like being friendless..

Possession hinders enjoyment. It merely gives you the right to keep things for or from others, and thus you gain more enemies than friends..

Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise..

Fortune soon tires of carrying anyone long on her shoulders..

Know the great men of your age..

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone..

Watchfulness is the only guard against cunning. Be intent on his intentions. Many succeed in making others do their own affairs, and unless you posse….

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it..

The best remedy for disturbances is to let them run their course, for so they quiet down..

The sage has one advantage: he is immortal. If this is not his century, many others will be..

The wise does at once what the fool does at last..

What the multitude says, is so, or soon will be so..

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice..

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 ho….