The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.

A wise man's questions contain half the answer.

Your secret is your prisoner; once you reveal it, you become its slave.

As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.