443
Skill in advising others is easily attained by men; but to practise righteousness themselves is what only a few can succeed in doing.
Hitopadesa.
444
Hast thou not perfect excellence, ’tis best
To keep thy tongue in silence, for ’tis this
Which shames a man; as lightness does attest
The nut is empty, nor of value is.
Sa’dī.