Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

Few men desire liberty: The majority are satisfied with a just master.

If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.

Before you act consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

Man is an animal which, alone among the animals, refuses to be satisfied by the fulfilment of animal desires.

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed, it betrays us.

It is honourable to be accused by those who deserve to be accused.

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in colour and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.

Make wisdom your provision for the journey from youth to old age, for it is a more certain support than all other possessions.

It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.