 To refuse graciously is to confer a favor. |
| When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all. |
| To do two things at once is to do neither. |
| Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back. |
| Practice is the best of all instructors. |
| It is better to learn late than never. |
| Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness. |
| Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken. |
| Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. |
| Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear. |
| Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly. |
| You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell. |
