Faithfulness And Sincerity First Of All.

Wealth And Rank Are What Men Desire, But Unless They Be Obtained In The Right Way They May Not Be Possessed. Poverty And Obscurity Are What Men Detest; But Unless Prosperity Be Brought About In The Right Way, They Are Not To Be Abandoned.

Let Our Reason, And Not Our Senses, Be The Rule Of Our Conduct; For Reason Will Teach Us To Think Wisely, To Speak Prudently, And To Behave Worthily.

The Green Reed Which Bends In The Wind Is Stronger Than The Mighty Oak Which Breaks In A Storm.

Exemplary Persons Are Steadfast In The Face Of Adversity, While Petty Persons Are Engulfed By It.

For Benefits Return Benefits; For Injuries Return Justice Without Any Admixture Of Revenge.