"In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face."

"Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?"

"There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool."

"Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them."

"The art of being a slave is to rule one's master."

"Calumny is only the noise of madmen."

"Modesty is the color of virtue."

"No man is hurt but by himself."