A Choice of Pearls: Embracing a Collect...
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“The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.”
“As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.”
“Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire.”
“Your secret is your prisoner; once you reveal it, you become its slave.”
“As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.”
“Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.”
“All men have one entrance into life, and the like going out.”
“The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.”
Source: A Choice of Pearls: Embracing a Collection of the Most Genuine Ethical Sentences, Maxims and Salutary Reflections
“A man’s mind is hidden in his writings: criticism brings it to light.”
“Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.”
“If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.”
“A wise man's question contains half the answer. Unfortunately the other 50% is harder to come by!”
“I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did.”