A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
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Money is a great servant but a bad master.
As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth.
Diseases of the soul are more dangerous and more numerous than those of the body.
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.
To study philosophy is nothing but to prepare one's self to die.
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.
Take care that no one hates you justly.
God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.
An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.
To do two things at once is to do neither.
How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.
Practice yourself in little things, and thence proceed to greater.
The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.
Never find your delight in another's misfortune.
Confession of our faults is the next thing to innocence.
He who gives quickly gives twice.
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.
The poor man lacks many things; the greedy man lacks everything.
Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.
While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.
There is no genius without a tincture of madness.
It is more civilized to make fun of life than to bewail it.
Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.
Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
Speak only when your words are more beautiful than silence.
The wish for healing has always been half of health.
Write your hurts in the dust; carve your blessings in marble.
A sweet tongue can draw a snake from its hole.
A golden word spoken in time can heal a heart for a lifetime.
The richest person is not the one with the most gold, but the one with the most golden words.
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck, even while waiting for it.
Golden words are not spoken loudly; they are lived quietly.
Pleasure can be supported by illusion, but happiness rests upon truth.
There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.
Swallow a toad in the morning if you want to encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.
Emotion has taught mankind to reason.
Conscience is the most enlightened philosopher.
Wicked people are always surprised to find ability in the good.
The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
Great thoughts come from the heart.
The cautious seldom err.
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being arrogant is more difficult.
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.
In all things, success depends on previous preparation, and without such previous preparation there is sure to be failure.
Perseverance is more prevailing than violence.
A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice.
Know how to ask. There is nothing more difficult for some, and nothing easier for others.
The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.