There are three gems upon this earth; food, water, and pleasing words. Fools consider pieces of rocks as gems.

A man of wisdom delights in water.

Blaming the wolf would not help the sheep much. The sheep must learn not to fall in the clutches of the wolf.

If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.

It is not enough to prove something, one also has to seduce or elevate people to it. That is why the man of knowledge should learn how to speak his wisdom: and often in such a way that it sounds like folly!

If you mean to profit, learn to please.