"Praise the young and they will flourish."

"Everyone is wise until he speaks."

"It's no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking."

"May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty."

"A diplomat must always think twice before he says nothing."

"Don't break your shin on a stool that is not in your way."

"A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days."

"Know thyself."

"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose."

"When men are scared of a woman, they always accuse her of being mannish."

"Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat, are within."

"Man has responsibility, not power."