Without Courage, Wisdom Bears No Fruit.

The Truth Is Generally Seen, Rarely Heard.

Politeness And A Sense Of Honor Have This Advantage: We Bestow Them On Others Without Losing A Thing.

Advice Is Sometimes Transmitted More Successfully Through A Joke Than Grave Teaching.

Most Do Violence To Their Natural Aptitude, And Thus Attain Superiority In Nothing.

Do Not Make Mistakes About Character. That Is The Worst And Yet Easiest Error. Better Be Cheated In The Price Than In The Quality Of Goods. In Dealing With Men, More Than With Other Things, It Is Necessary To Look Within. To Know Men Is Different From Knowing Things. It Is Profound Philosophy To Sound The Depths Of Feeling And Distinguish Traits Of Character. Men Must Be Studied As Deeply As Books.