The proof of true love lies in loving the beloved and hating the enemy.
You have to keep your friends secret. He who does not keep the secret dishonors his conscience and self-confidence.
The wicked and cunning man changes love into enmity and division, if he comes between friends.
If the wise man falls into misfortune, he will submit to the humblest as long as he does not get what he wants.
Those who start the war also fall into its net.
Among the wise, not one will dare to do three things: to approach the emperors, to taste the poison, to entrust a secret to the woman.
It is better to win by ingenuity and wits than by opposition.
It is highly commendable to feed your enemies.
He who is content with little lives a carefree life. He who is not content with a little, who sets his eyes on the many and far away, without thinking of causes and consequences, gets the same thing as flies: it is not enough for them to fly over flowers and trees, and they sometimes find themselves crushed by the ears of the elephant.
Whoever remains whole serving kings and approaching the mighty is like an infamous harlot who goes with many men.
He who tends to good must be ready to endure evil.
Better to walk on embers and snakes than to live surrounded by malicious advisers.
Many mighty conquerors are powerless.
Wisdom defeats even the almighty.
The wise man knows what to do even where he has no experience; the fool errs even where he has learned.
Reason invigorates the wise, and ignorance intoxicates the fool.
Do not entrust your secret to the one who feasts on you, before you know his faith and friendship.
Do not concern yourself with wealth, the wise man is worthy of honor and without wealth.
Don't let the madman out, so he doesn't start hating you.
You must not neglect four things: fire, disease, enemy and debt.
There is no greater joy in the world than a friendly discussion.
There is nothing stronger than good advice and nothing more hurtful than a wicked deed.
The great must not despise the little, who are under them: for the little are not so little when they are useful to the great.
The inspired and generous man, even if he does not live long, he is also among the long-lived, and the one who lives in vanity and misery, who is not able to be useful either to himself or to others, he has a short life, even if they grasp the deepest old age.
The inspired man is always meant to rise, and the base man to fall. Because it is very difficult to reach from the bottom to the top, but from the top it is easy to fall, even easier than to climb.
Truly there is nothing in the world more precious than a friend's help and mutual joy.
As long as there is peace, you must reconcile your enemies with gifts; if they have come against you, you need not be afraid. You must show patience and humility in times of peace and in times of war.
Among the wise there are no strangers.
He who mingles precious stones and pearls with pewter debases himself more than pearls.
Run away from the cunning man, even if you are relatives or near ones.