For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself.

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones.

Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest read more

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Blind zeal can only do harm.

Blind zeal can only do harm.

When in doubt, don't.

When in doubt, don't.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there read more

There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.