Mediocrity Obtains More With Application Than Superiority

He That Communicates His Secret To Another Makes Himself That Other's Slave.

Exaggeration Is A Prodigality Of The Judgment Which Shows The Narrowness Of One's Knowledge Or One's Taste.

When Desire Dies, Fear Is Born.

The Sage Has One Advantage: He Is Immortal. If This Is Not His Century, Many Others Will Be.

No One Demands More Caution Than A Spy, And When Someone Has The Skeleton Key To Minds, Counter Him By Leaving The Key Of Caution Inside, On The Other Side Of The Keyhole.