He shall despise none, but hear the opinions of all. A wise man shall make use of even a child's sensible utterance.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

A wise man should not divulge the formula of a medicine which he has well prepared; an act of charity which he has performed; domestic conflicts; private affairs with his wife; poorly prepared food he may have been offered; or slang he may have heard.

An egoist can be won over by being respected, a crazy person can be won over by allowing him to behave in an insane manner and a wise person can be won over by truth.

Wise and prudent men - intelligent conservatives - have long known that in a changing world worthy institutions can be conserved only by adjusting them to the changing time.

A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.