XIII

Who would succeed in the world should be wise in the use of
his pronouns.
Utter the You twenty times, where you once utter the I.


XIV

The best-loved man or maid in the town would perish with anguish
Could they hear all that their friends say in the course of a day.


XV

True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table:
Luckiest he who knows just when to rise and go home.


XVI

Pleasant enough it is to hear the world speak of your virtues;
But in your secret heart 'tis of your faults you are proud.

XVII

Try not to beat back the current, yet be not drowned in its waters;
Speak with the speech of the world, think with the thoughts of the few.