Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.

Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by all passers-by none warns it away, none cries, 'Let no more riches enter!'.

Blessed is he who hearkens to wise counsel,for victory shall never depart from his dwelling place.

It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.

It is difficult for people to accept the fact that friends and acquaintances may lure them to do wrong. Many people can't see how their friends' actions could lead to trouble. While we should be accepting of others, we need a healthy skepticism about human behavior. When you feel, yourself being heavily influenced, proceed with caution. Don't let your friends cause you to fall into sin.

Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.