A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.