To Oblige People Often Costs Little And

A Brand New Mediocrity Is Thought More Of Than Accustomed Excellence.

Do Not Show Your Wounded Finger For Everything Will Knock Up Against It.

He Who Laughs At Everything Is As Big A Fool As He Who Weeps At Everything.

It Requires As Much To Tell The Truth As To Conceal It.

Do Not Be Inaccessible. None Is So Perfect That He Does Not Need At Times The Advice Of Others. He Is An Incorrigible Ass Who Will Never Listen To Any One. Even The Most Surpassing Intellect Should Find A Place For Friendly Counsel. Sovereignty Itself Must Learn To Lean. There Are Some That Are Incorrigible Simply Because They Are Inaccessible: They Fall To Ruin Because None Dares To Extricate Them. The Highest Should Have The Door Open For Friendship; It May Prove The Gate Of Help. A Friend Must Be Free To Advise, And Even To Upbraid, Without Feeling Embarrassed.