We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
Don't neglect the future in times of plenty, for tomorrow you may need what you wasted today.
Every man carries two bags about him, one in front and one behind, and both are full of faults. The bag in front contains his neighbors' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.
All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.
Be content with what nature made you, or run the risk of earning contempt by trying to be what you're not.
The grateful heart will always find opportunities to show its gratitude.
Kindness is more persuasive than force.
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.
Better to starve free than be a fat slave
In a crisis, give help first and then advice.
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.
If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all.
He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.
Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.
Keep your place in life and your place will keep you
Please all, and you will please none.
Pride goes before destruction.
Do nothing without regard to the consequences.
He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another.
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