It Is The Obligation Of The Ruler

The Hardest Thing Of All Is To Find A Black Cat In A Dark Room, Especially If There Is No Cat.

To Be Truly Happy And Contented, You Must Let Go Of What It Means To Be Happy Or Content.

Ask Yourself Constantly, "what Is The Right Thing To Do?" Behave Toward Everyone As If Receiving A Great Guest.

Clever Talk Can Confound The Workings Of Virtue, Just As Small Impatiences Can Confound Great Projects.

When A Man's Knowledge Is Sufficient To Attain, And His Virtue Is Not Sufficient To Enable Him To Hold, Whatever He May Have Gained, He Will Lose Again.