He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Faith is continuation of reason.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Discord gives a relish to concord.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.