When the rare chance comes, seize it To do the rare deed..

Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools..

The wound that's made by fire will heal, But the wound that's made by tongue will never heal..

Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one..

They who in trouble untroubled are Will trouble trouble itself..

As the quality of water changes with the nature of the soil;So will a man's reason vary with the quality of his friends..

A fortress is of no use to cowards..

The ignorant torment themselves more than they do others..

Great wealth, like a crowd at a concert, Gathers and melts..

Those who have wisdom have all: Fools with all have nothing..

Those who pretend to know what they don't, will be thought ignorant of even what they know..

Real kindness seeks no return..

Not every light is a true light; To the wise the light of truth is light itself..

The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented..

There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it..

Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age..

The only gift is giving to the poor; All else is exchange..

It is compassion, the most gracious of virtues, Which moves the world..

Nothing is impossible for those who act after wise counsel and careful thought..

To use bitter words, when kind words are at hand, Is like picking unripe fruit when the ripe fruit is there..

Worthless are those who injure others vengefully, while those who stoically endure are like stored gold. The gratification of the vengeful lasts only….