The Sage Never Seems To

Exaggeration Is A Branch Of Lying.

Mediocrity Obtains More With Application Than Superiority Without It.

When Everyone Covets Something, They Are Easily Annoyed By It.

Share Weight And Woe, For Misfortune Falls With Double Force On Him That Stands Alone.

Never Lose Your Self-respect, Nor Be Too Familiar With Yourself When You Are Alone. Let Your Integrity Itself Be Your Own Standard Of Rectitude, And Be More Indebted To The Severity Of Your Own Judgment Of Yourself Than To All External Percepts. Desist From Unseemly Conduct, Rather Out Of Respect For Your Own Virtue Than For The Strictures Of External Authority.