Be quick in action and discreet in speech.

keep sb. at a distance; stay at a respectful distance from sb.

Since you're already here in this situation,take it easy.

an honest man does not engage in clandestine dealings;

Do things right or wrong according to their own consistent standards of judgment.

Man's will does not depend on the number of his age;

Where there's a will, there's a way;

It is above the standard rather than below it;

that was then, this is now, times have changed;