577
The constant man loses not his virtue in misfortune. A torch may point towards the ground, but its flame will still point upwards.
Bhartrihari.
578
A man should never despise himself, for brilliant success never attends on the man who is contemned by himself.
Mahābhārata.
579
It is the character of a simpleton to be a bore. A man of sense sees at once whether he is welcome or tiresome; he knows to withdraw the moment that precedes that in which he would be in the least in the way.
La Bruyère.