Honorable is the person who is aware of his power, yet refrains from inflicting bad things onto others.
Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin; steal from a thief, for that is easy; lay a trap for a trickster and catch him at first attempt, but beware of an honest man.
When a son attends to his father, it is a twofold joy for both; when wise things are prescribed to him, the son is.
Beautiful discourse is rarer than emerald, yet it can be found among the servant girls at the grindstones.