The Art of Worldly Wisdom (Unabridged Start Publishing LLC)

To know how to refuse is therefore as important as to know how to consent.

The care of the wise must guard against the snare of the wicked. Great judgment is needed to test that of another. It is more important to know the characteristics and properties of persons than those of vegetables and minerals. It is indeed one of the shrewdest things in life. You can tell metals by their ring and men by their voice. Words are pro

Fate varies: all is not good luck nor all mischance.

The wise are always impatient, for he that increases knowledge increase impatience of folly.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.

The whole of life should be one course of thought how not to miss the right path. Rumination and foresight enable one to determine the line of life.

Be Thorough. How much depends on the person. The interior must be at least as much as the exterior.

‘Tis one of the greatest gifts of mind to be able to offer what is needed at the moment: