It is wiser to find out than to suppose.

Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty.

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

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.

Those born blind cannot see; similarly blind are those in the grip of lust. Proud men have no perception of evil; and those bent on acquiring riches see no sin in their actions.

He who gives up shyness in monetary dealings, in acquiring knowledge, in eating and in business, becomes happy.